Artist Diane Firtell kicked off a summer artist series with an oil painting demonstration at the Frelinghuysen Morris House and Studio in Lenox.

It's Vigo! The painting from 'Ghostbusters II' just showed up at a thrift store. But is this the original?

There's a lot of conversation online about lavender oil as a mosquito repellent. We look at the DYI options and what the CDC recommends as a natural repellents.

The first oil painting ever exhibited by Turner is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. The Rising Squall features a dramatic view of a former hot spring and spa in ...

Looking for a natural, less-stinky alternative to deet? This good-smelling oil could fight the itch, but it is not EPA-approved for this purpose.

In oil painting, double bonds in the long carbon chains of the oil react with oxygen from the air as the artworks dry. This creates new chemical connections that stabilise the final, cured layers.

Lavender has been used to both relieve pain and cleanse wounds, and its distinctive fragrance only adds to its holistic properties. Today, lavender oil is typically produced by steam distillation, and ...

Art History Did Jan van Eyck Really Invent Oil Paint? Is Van Eyck the "Father of oil painting" or do we need a paternity test? Jan Van Eyck, Portrait of a Man (1433).

See Alan Fausel appraise a 1907 E. William Gollings oil painting in Living History Farms, Hour 3. Funding for ANTIQUES ROADSHOW is provided by Ancestry and American Cruise Lines.

Banksy’s ‘Crude Oil (Vettriano)’ painting – which was once owned by Blink 182's Mark Hoppus – has sold for £4.3million at auction.