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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 19h

#StudioSaturday with #Gessobord artist Alenka von Engelhardt of Hamburg, Germany.

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #artiststudio #mixedmedia

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 2d

☀️🌻 Sunshine and sunflowers.

artist: Jane Hunt
#oil on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilonpanel #oilpainting #pleinair

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 4d

#AskUsAnything
Submit your questions: link in bio
#ampersand_art #panelpainting #inktober

🔥 Hurry! Ampersand Scratchbord Tool Kits are 54% off for Amazon Prime Days (Oct 7-8): bit.ly/4gVxWK6

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Which inks work best for scratchboard techniques? - Ampersand Art

Ampersand’s Scratchbord Inks are made with lightfast pigments and stay scratchable even after drying. Avoid inks with heavy acrylic or shellac binders, which can make scratching difficult.

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 5d

#ArtistSpotlight with #Claybord artist @nicodelort.bsky.social. Look for their work in the new Illustrated Edition of CATCHING FIRE from author Suzanne Collins.

#penandink and #scratchboard on Ampersand Claybord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #penandink #TheHungerGames #Inktober25

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 9d

Hidden beauty in back alleys of Historic Georgetown, TX.

artist: Elaine Santoyo-Goldman
DELIVERIES IN THE BACK
8x10, acrylic on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #acryliconpanel #acrylicpainting #cityscape

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 16d

STUDY OF LASHES AND LAVENDER is a portrait study of the artist's husband.

artist: @tinafigarelli.bsky.social
oil on Ampersand #PrimedSmooth

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilpainting #oilportrait #oilonpanel

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 17d

It's #WorkshopWednesday! Check out all upcoming workshops, events, and demos using Ampersand products.

To view the upcoming schedule: link in bio

📷 @jodireeb workshop

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #artworkshop

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 18d

TELL ME YOUR SECRETS, acrylic and polymer mediums on 12x12 Ampersand #Claybord

artist: Ellen Hathaway

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #acryliconpanel #acrylicpainting

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 19d

It's #GiveawayMonday! This week you can enter for a chance to win a set of cradled #Claybord and #Gessobord!

Submit your entry: ampersandart.com/monthly-give...

Due to international giveaway laws, only open to US and Canada residents 18+. Ends 9/26 at 12pm CST.

Rules: ampersandart.com/giveaway

Monthly Giveaway - Ampersand Art

Enter our monthly giveaway.

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 26d

Ampersand's September Featured Artist is Stephen O'Donnell.

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #gessobord

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Featured artist: Stephen O'Donnell | Gessobord - Ampersand Art

Discover the art of Stephen O’Donnell, a self-taught painter blending history, classical portraiture, and themes of self-portraiture, gender, and identity to create timeless yet contemporary works.

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 28d

#StudioSaturday with #Aquabord artist Geninne D Zlatkis of Santa Fe, NM.

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #artiststudio #studiodog

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · 29d

Framing your art in an Ampersand #Floaterframe? Yep, it’s this easy!

🎥 Dietlind Vander Schaaf
🖼️ Darin Seim: #encaustic on Ampersand #Encausticbord

#amperand_art #panelpainting #ampersandframes

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 10

#wipwednesday with artist MJ Ashcroft of Lancashire, England.

oil on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 9

#AskUsAnything
Submit your questions: link in bio
#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilpainting #priming

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How should I prime a panel cradle to prepare it for oil paint? - Ampersand Art

Learn how to prepare a raw wood cradle for oil painting by sealing with acrylic medium and gesso, oil ground, or a thin coat of oil medium before painting the sides with oils.

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 8

It’s our favorite holiday! #NationalAmpersandDay! Because what’s better than art? Art & more art.

artist: Cristian Meneses
mixed media on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #ampersandday #mixedmedia

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 4

From Conor Smith's studio to collector. This #Scratchbord piece is all packed up and ready for its new home.

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #scratchboard

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 3

Looking for a panel size we don’t offer, like this 8x24? Try our custom calculator and we’ll build it just for you: link in bio

artist: Justin Vining
oil on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilonpanel #oilpainting #pleinairpainting

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Sep 2

🦉 Up close and curious with these lovely textures.

artist: Jesús Martínez Partida
oil on Ampersand #PrimedSmooth

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilonpanel #oilpainting #birdart

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 29

UPDATE: Congratulations to this month's winner, Allen Hutton! We will reach out to you via email. Thank you all so much for participating, and stay tuned for more fun giveaways!

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 27

It's #WorkshopWednesday! Check out all upcoming workshops, events, and demos using Ampersand products.

To view the upcoming schedule: link in bio

📷 Claudia Hoepp workshop

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #artworkshop

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 26

It's #GiveawayMonday! This week you can enter for a chance to win a bundle of #Gessobord!

Submit your entry: ampersandart.com/monthly-give...

Due to international giveaway laws, only open to US and Canada residents 18+. Ends 8/29 at 12pm CST.

Rules: ampersandart.com/giveaway

Monthly Giveaway - Ampersand Art

Enter our monthly giveaway.

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 26

🐾 Dogs inspire, #oilpaint preserves, and Ampersand #Gessobord makes it last. Happy #NationalDogDay!

artist: Leah Davies
THEO IN THE POOL, 14x11, oil on Ampersand #Gessobord

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilonpanel #oilpainting #DogDay

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 22

MY HAPPY PLACE, 8x8, oil on Ampersand #Gessobord

artist: Ariel Freeman

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 21

Fun #stilllifepainting on Ampersand #Gessobord.

artist: Jessica Wilkerson

#ampersand_art #panelpainting #oilpainting #oilonpanel

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Ampersand Art @ampersandartsupply.bsky.social · Aug 19

#ArtistStories I’m a LA–based artist who discovered a passion for oils through Zorn palette figure painting classes. My work blends technical precision with expressive realism.

Submitted by: Ryan Kindseth
TOQUE DEL ALMA, 12x16, oil on #Gessobord

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#ampersand_art

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