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How to make a faux patina painting-what to use and how to do it Kim Menzel, FLAX's Paper Department Manager and Wildlife Photographer, saw a picture she liked in a magazine of a wall with wood finishes and verdigris patinas. She realized she could make something similar using our Modern Masters Metal Effects and Patinas and the proverbial ball started rolling... Kim came in to work the next day and gathered a 24x30 canvas, some acrylic mediums for added texture and the Modern Masters Meta …

Date of event: May 16, 2015 1:00pm - 4:00pm Jess Zepeda, grew up in Tulare County in Central California and has been interested in has been drawing since a young child. Excelling in High School and eventually he moved to San Francisco where he attended  The Art Academy University and received his MFA. The artist credits Sidney Kittenger of Auberry, California who inspired him to pursue drawing and painting. switching frequently from one medium to the next using graphite pencils …

FLAX interviews local artist Brett Goodroad Brett Goodroad (b. 1979) grew up in Montana and lives and works in San Francisco, CA. He received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. He has previously exhibited at the Luggage Store Gallery, San Francisco (2013), and the Drawing Center, New York (2014). Goodroad has been the recipient of the Millay Colony for the Arts, NY (2009) and Vermont Studio Center awards (2006), and most recently, the Tournesol Award, Headlands Ce …

How to make a Photo Transfer - what to use and how to do it Michelle Williams, a Manager here at FLAX, is an avid scrapbooker who decided to try Gel Transfers for the first time. “I wanted to use some of my old photographs of the family in a creative way that wouldn’t harm the photos.” Michelle was able to use simple and safe materials to produce a unique, one-of-kind photo transfer that wows family and friends. The key is the Acrylic Gel Medium.  Gel medium provides the adhesion and u …

Flax is proud to feature a new mural by local iconic artist, Victor Reyes. Each year, along with Montana Aerosol Paints, we host a selected mural artist to creatively enhance the front of our store. Victor's murals can be found all over San Francisco adorning concrete and brick with his signature style - Revolution Painting. Composed of stirring imagery, bold patterns and bright colors that radiate with aggressive beauty, they have a natural rhythm unique to the street artist culture. R …