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ASSISTANT FRAMER AT MOOSEWALK

by Gary Eckhart on September 30, 2009

Orion hard at work on the framing table.

Orion hard at work on the framing table.

Moosewalk Studios is proud to announce that we now have an assistant framer to help Gary with all of the framing obligations. Orion decided to add his hand (paws) to the framing job in order to help earn his room and board. We had not posted any job openings for an assistant, but he obviously felt that help was needed. His only pay request is an extra helping of tuna in the morning.

Orion is actually one of two Maine Coon Cats that make their home here at Moosewalk. He is a ‘tawny silver’, six year old, 21 pound male cat and measures 42 inches from his nose to the tip of his bushy tail. He also thinks he is a lap cat. The other cat, Bella, is our official ‘greeter’ when guests visit the gallery. She is small by comparison, weighing a mere 14 pounds. Both cats are extremely friendly and are a HUGE  hit with gallery guests.


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About Watercolor Paper

July 7, 2009

Customers and visitors to the gallery frequently ask me about the paper I use as a surface for painting. I use only 300 pound bright white, cold pressed paper. What does that mean?
Paper is sold by a number of classifications, the first of which is weight. When paper is sold in bulk it is sold [...]

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Success!

May 25, 2009

The Vermont Open Studios Weekend brought more than 80 ‘art lovers’ to our gallery this past weekend offering rave reviews for the new paint job and gallery layout. “A stunning, pristine gallery and studio space showing beautiful work”, “we can’t wait to return and bring our friends” were but two of the accolades.
We want to [...]

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A Question of Permanence

May 25, 2009

Over the days of the past weekend I have been asked about the permanence (life span) of a watercolor painting as opposed to that of an oil painting. Part of the questioning is due to the fact that oil paintings have long been considered the superior vehicle for permanent works.  This may have been true [...]

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What Makes Some Prints More Expensive Than Others?

March 18, 2009

There are two methods of creating reproductions of fine art in use today. The older, traditional method is off-set lithography where hundreds or thousands of prints can be produced at one time allowing for a less expensive and frequently inferior print. The newer, more sophisticated process is called giclee (pronounced zhee-clay) where prints are produced [...]

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