The staff at HenBen Gallery have compiled information that we hope you will find useful, including Art Jargon, and tips on caring for your oil painting.

Additionally, we've included our current promotion, as a way of saying "Thanks!" to our wonderful returning customers and those who just stopped by to browse for their first time.

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ART JARGON

Chiaroscuro -

In drawing, painting, and the graphic arts, chiaroscuro (ke-ära-skooro) concerns the rendering of forms through a balanced contrast between light and dark areas. The technique that was introduced during the Renaissance, is effective in creating an illusion of depth and space around the principal figures in a composition. Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt were painters who excelled in the use of this technique.

NURTURE YOUR ART

Avoid High Temperatures and Humidity!

Extreme changes in humidity and temperature can make the canvas and wood stretchers supporting the painting expand or contract. This expansion or contraction can damage the painting. Canvas and wood stretchers can absorb moisture, which may cause them to expand on humid days and shrink on dry days. Oil paint can crack and flake off as a result of the expansion and contraction of the canvas and wood stretchers.

To properly display your oil paintings, try to maintain the following temperature range:

Winter                                                          Summer
Temp: 65-70 degrees F                         Temp: 70-75 degrees F
Humidity 40%-45%                                     Humidity 45%-55%

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