When I buy your art, where is my money really going? We’re glad you asked. And we’ll get straight to it. Firstly, know that if you buy an artwork, Leslie …

Gray titanium is one of those colours that I didn’t buy straight away. I was doing fairly well without it as I had several other greys. But after about a …

Lunar black was one of the first non-Schmincke colours I tried. Reason being, I felt that the Schmincke blacks were not very black (each of them was quite similar to …

Collectors who support emerging talent not only contribute to the artist’s trajectory but also position themselves at the forefront of artistic discovery, often securing access to rare, foundational works before …

Announcing the inaugural art exhibition of Emerging Artist van den hooven at Clyde Gallery, Bay Pavilions Arts + Aquatic Centre, Batemans Bay. We are thrilled to invite you to the …

I keep confusing the name of this colour with Schmincke’s “neutral grey”. That grey is colder, more bluish. But this is a kind of purplelish maroon grey. The larger the …

Announcing the inaugural art exhibition of Emerging Artist van den hooven at Clyde Gallery, Bay Pavilions Arts + Aquatic Centre, Batemans Bay. We are thrilled to invite you to the …

I thought it would be interesting to say a few words about the brands of paints and pigments that I use, so I intend to do just that. I’ve put …

Recently I decided to add a new colour to my palette and that is erbium pink (erbium oxide). I’ve been using it for several months already. I believe no one …

There are four main things that drive me to create art: Art has the potential to change people’s emotional state. Certainly a room or an office without any art in …

One of the easiest ways to tell is simply to check the colour palette. Because there are certain colours that van den hooven no longer uses. Excluded colours and pigments: …

Let me tell you something. My story. My love story. My struggle as a starving artist. I myself am about to “give up”. Honestly. Because just last night, someone I …

It would be nice if I could receive some more google reviews or other feedback about my art, please click here: https://g.page/r/CY8vxklvp2eNEBM/review What do you like specifically? Do you like …

I have written previously about what inspired me to paint the way I do and how my style arose. But I haven’t really talked about the meaning behind each artwork. …

I keep confusing the name of this colour with Schminke’s “neutral tint”. That grey is a warmer, purplelish maroon grey. But this is a kind of colder, much more bluish. …

Winsor and Newton calls it “magnesium brown”, but I am using the Schmincke version (which may or may not have magnesium in it). Iron zinc spinel, or PY119, as it …

I recently started using genuine manganese blue colour, a pigment made from barium manganate sulfate. You can buy my first artwork using this unique and rare pigment here. I’m also …

One of the other colours in my palette is cobalt violet, but not Schmincke cobalt violet hue. I’m referring to Daniel Smith’s cobalt violet (PV49). It’s a single pigment colour …