Homeowners may have to look a little harder to find oil-based paints and stains. New regulations took effect Jan. 1 that significantly reduce the allowable content of volatile organic compounds in ...

I once asked an artist I know what he did about varnishing his oil paintings. I had read about "varnishing day" at the great salon exhibits in Paris in the 19th century and wondered what it was like ...

Art historians often wish that Renaissance painters could shell out secrets of the craft. Now, scientists may have cracked one using chemistry and physics. Around the turn of the 15th century in Italy ...

The Standard's journalism is supported by our readers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. When the pungent, strangely smooth smell of turpentine tickles ...

Oil paint is suitable for exterior surfaces, and you can clean oil-painted surfaces regularly without damaging the paint. (You’ll need to use a solvent to clean brushes and equipment.) Oil paints can ...