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Barbara Steele Thibodeaux Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.74 Clarity of Response 9.79 Timeliness 9.86 Politeness 9.88 Total Questions 593	Questions about folk art, primitive art, naive art, self-taught art, outsider art, art brut, cajun art, southern art, southern self-taught artists, Louisiana art.
Merrill Kazanjian U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question	Knowledgeability N/A Clarity of Response N/A Timeliness N/A Politeness N/A Total Questions 0	My areas of expertise are painting (especially oil and acrylic), drawing (especially pencil, color pencil). I have a deep knowledge of the properties of paint (pigment opacities, transparencies, color strength, lightfastness) and their use through history; as well as contemporary uses. I can be of great assistance with questions of mixing medias (Such as mixing color pencils with oil paint). I will say "I don't know" if I do not know the answer of a question.
Josef-Peter Roemer U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.87 Clarity of Response 9.92 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 211	Cannot answer questions on appraisals of art work, or digital art.
Robert M. Vincent U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 9.89 Clarity of Response 9.98 Timeliness 9.82 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 619	I DO NOT appraise, or identify any old paintings or other art objects you might have. I CAN answer conceptual and technique questions in the following mediums: Watercolor, Charcoal, Pen and Ink, Chalk Pastel, Oil Painting, Glass and Tile Mosiacs, Ceramics, and Metal Sculpture (Welding).
Judy U.S. Available View Profile Ask A Question View Past Answers	Knowledgeability 10.0 Clarity of Response 10.0 Timeliness 10.0 Politeness 10.0 Total Questions 45	I can answer ALL questions related to watercolor paintings, except appraisal or artist identification. I can answer general questions about oil, acrylic, Chinese painting, and other media. I am NOT an art appraiser at all for any kind. I can only answer questions in aspects of materials, techniques, and critiques. I do NOT have the access to records of auction, painting pricing, or artist files & works, unlike art gallery dealers or art appraisers. I would not know how much an art piece is worth, but I am only an expert in the "art form" but nothing to do with .....

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Recent Answers

2009-11-06 oil paintings?:

Hello Brian, I was not able to find anything specific about your paintings, I did find one that sold by that artist. However, I think yours may be of more value since it was included in that book.

2009-11-06 Dufy:

David, When i was saying that Dufy used ink, it referred to water based media only, such as watercolor and ink paintings. When he used ink, he was still using brushes, but not pen. Pen would not make

2009-11-05 varnish before oil painting:

Dear Sarah, I applaud your sense of experimentation but in regard to applying damar varnish then applying layers of oil paint over the varnish is an experiment I would not suggest. Remember, damar

2009-11-04 old print:

Hello K.D. I do not see a photograph of the print, also I probably would not be able to help you. I do not know anything about other artists, I would have to look it up on line just as you would. You

2009-11-03 Dufy:

Hi, David, Thanks for the question. Some of the vague fine lines you see are pencil lines. However, most of the lines are prominently dark lines; they are ink lines. Adding lines as contours is