When the pungent, strangely smooth smell of turpentine tickles your nose and pigment-stained fingerprints can be spotted on door handles, frames, table edges and mason jars, you can be sure you’ve entered the muddled, wondrous world of an artist’s studio.
Whether sprawled across ancient cave walls, crafted to depict intricate mythologies through the language of hieroglyphs or used to fashion portraits of infamous monarchs – oil-based paints have served as a sophisticated form of artistic communication and storytelling throughout history.
