Blank canvas on easel with paintbrushes in jars and light streaming in from window

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Documenting the process and the practice:

Stories from my studio

Why I moved to framed canvas prints (and why I think you’ll love them)
Robyn Markey Robyn Markey

Why I moved to framed canvas prints (and why I think you’ll love them)

For a long time, collectors kept telling me the same things about paper prints. They wanted something that had the texture and look of the original oil painting. Then there was the framing cost, the glass, the weight. I listened. So, I spent a year looking for a printer I could trust before I found one. The result is a new collection of fine art canvas prints, professionally reproduced from my original oil paintings and arriving at your door framed and ready to hang. This is the story of why I made the switch.

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Assembling a visual archive when life gets in the way
Robyn Markey Robyn Markey

Assembling a visual archive when life gets in the way

You've gathered your vase, chosen your blooms, arranged the cloth just so — and then life happens. The afternoon light disappears behind a cloud. A petal falls. You get interrupted and come back to find the whole composition has shifted. If you paint florals and still life, you know this feeling intimately.

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Behind the Canvas: Q & A with an artist
Robyn Markey Robyn Markey

Behind the Canvas: Q & A with an artist

Whether you’ve been following my work for a while or you’ve just stumbled upon my studio, you might have a few questions about how these paintings come to life. I’ve gathered the most frequent things I’m asked—from the flowers in my garden to the way I use oil paint—to give you a little peek behind the scenes.

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