Blog | Izabella Orzelski

Izabella's Studio Journal

Welcome to my blog! You made it! Here is where I like to share the Tips and Tricks of the Trade on art supplies, techniques and ideas.

Join the discussion. Your comments and feedback are always welcome!

Welcome to Izabella Orzelski Atelier!

Dear Friends, I want to celebrate the unveiling of my new website https://www.izabellaorzelski.com with you! This has been such a big...

Impasto: The Natural Beauty of Thick Paint

It seems that everyone is attracted to luscious, heavy, textural paintings. Similarly to a cupcake barely supporting the enormous weight...

Tip of the week: Palette Knife Seduction

Texture seems to attract lots of attention. The amount of “wows!” I hear by people admiring paintings covered with thick layers of paint...

TIP OF THE WEEK: Smooth as a baby's Bum

Have you noticed how thinly our regular canvases are primed with one layer of gesso? Well, you cannot expect too much by paying too...

TIP OF THE WEEK: Pamper Your Tools

Never leave brushes with acrylic paint on them to dry. Acrylic paint is like plastic- once it dries, it is impossible to remove it from a...