Dear EarthTalk: At a meeting of a local art association, an artist who paints in acrylics said that doing so is more eco-friendly than painting in oils. I somehow doubt it. Aren’t acrylics petroleum ...

Foley was recently among the 21 local artists participating in The Glastonbury Art Guild's gallery show, "The Art of Home Decorating." "The four pieces that I have in the Hitchcock Furniture Gallery ...

When Jessica Wojtasek was growing up in Bridgeport, Ohio, she got to take a children’s art class through Ohio University Eastern, also located in Belmont County. Working with water-mixable oil paints, ...

Dear EarthTalk: At a meeting of a local art association, an artist who paints in acrylics said that doing so is more eco-friendly than painting in oils. I somehow doubt it. Aren't acrylics petroleum ...

Of course, there are no easy answers. There are environmental and health issues with both oil and acrylic art paints. The big downside of oil paints is the paint thinner required to clean them up.