Painting Techniques: A Collector's Guide Oil, acrylic, watercolour, pastel… Each painting technique has its own character, its market value and its potential for appreciation. This guide has been designed to…
20th Century Painting and Its Evolution Towards Contemporary ArtThe 20th century was, without question, the most revolutionary century in the entire history of painting. Over the course of a hundred…
At the origins of a movement that transformed my way of paintingBy J.M. Cluchier - Contemporary painter - 2026What is Expressionism?There are artistic movements that don't seek to depict the…
7 ways of acquiring an art work. A practical guide for art lovers and interior designersYou fell in love with a painting at an exhibition, spent hours scrolling through online…
Almost everyone who knows me and looks at my paintings thinks they're oil paintings. In fact, over time, I've realized that only a small minority of people are familiar with…
When a novice viewer is confronted with an abstract painting, a common reaction sometimes arises: "It's random" or "It's chaos." Yet, nothing could be further from the truth. While figurative…
Why does an artist turn to abstraction? This series of abstract acrylic paintings, the result of a recent artistic exploration (all the works presented here date from 2024 and 2025),…