Somebody asked what software I made a painting in. It is a stick with hair on it. Here is how to tell an original from a print or a generated image, using your own eyes and about a minute.

Scale, surface and light are the three things a screen takes away from a painting. Here is exactly what changes when the work arrives on your wall, and how to buy well from a photograph anyway.

The honest answer is longer than you think, and also thirty years. Where the months actually go in an original painting, and what to expect if you are commissioning one.