Halie Torris is a painter whose work focuses on expressive figuration and thoughtful composition. Her pieces blend emotional depth with visual clarity, inviting the viewer into moments that feel both intimate and expansive.

Halie paints on Artefex OleoPanel because the rigid, smooth surface supports her layered oil technique. The panel holds fine detail and maintains dimensional stability, giving her a reliable base for color transitions and texture. Artefex OleoPanel is integral to her studio process and finished work.

Julio Cesar Delgado is a contemporary painter whose work explores bold color, expressive form, and layered texture in figurative and abstract compositions. His pieces have been featured on Artsy and across social channels, including his creative process on Instagram.

Julio works in oil on Artefex panels, choosing the smooth, stable surface for its ability to support rich pigment and detailed brushwork. He values the panels for their flatness and long-term durability, making them a reliable foundation for his layered oil techniques.

Mathieu Nozières is a French figurative painter whose work blends classical discipline with imaginative storytelling. His paintings explore light, anatomy, and symbolism through rich color and precise draftsmanship.

Mathieu paints in oil on Artefex Oleo Panels, appreciating their archival stability and fine surface that holds brushwork and glazing beautifully. The rigid support allows him to develop complex layers of paint without texture interference, making the panels an essential part of his studio process.

Kenny Harris is a Los Angeles-based painter known for his atmospheric interiors, cityscapes, and figurative works that capture light and mood with precision. His paintings combine classical technique with a modern sense of space and narrative, reflecting years of observation and travel.

For his studio practice, Kenny chooses Artefex panels for their unmatched stability and archival quality. The smooth, rigid surface allows him to build layers of oil paint with clarity and control, preserving fine detail and brushwork. He values the way Artefex panels remain flat and durable over time, making them ideal for both plein air studies and large-scale studio pieces.

Anna Rose Bain is a Colorado portrait and figure painter whose work blends classical craft with fresh, contemporary color. Her paintings often depict people in peaceful settings and she teaches widely through workshops and videos.

For teaching and studio pieces she chooses Artefex linen-on-ACM panels, citing the stable, ready-to-paint surface that supports clean edges, glazing, and fine detail without warping. The Anna Rose Bain Exclusive Art Panels Bundle is curated for her workshops, offering 533 and 537 panels in practical sizes so students can paint on the same archival surface she uses.

Dimitra Milan creates dream-charged, contemporary realism that blends luminous figures with expressive florals. For studio work and demos she chooses the Artefex Oleo Panel, an oil-primed linen surface on a rigid ACM core.

The panel stays flat, handles travel and climate changes, and gives predictable absorbency so colors stay rich, edges stay clean, and layers build without chatter. She also works on Artefex Copper Artist Panels, where the copper surface adds a subtle glow and warm undertone for glazing and fine detail while staying perfectly rigid. Dimitra points her students to both Oleo and Copper panels so their practice pieces and finished works share the same feel, control, and archival confidence.

Mary Sauer is an American figurative painter whose work blends nineteenth-century craft with contemporary themes of identity and perfectionism. Her paintings have been exhibited widely, and she has taught at BYU, the University of Utah, and Utah Valley University.

For studio pieces and demos she chooses the Artefex 515 Lead Alcotpanel because the oil-primed, extra-fine cotton-poly canvas on a rigid aluminum composite core gives a smooth, archival surface that stays perfectly flat, travels well, and keeps color laydown consistent. It is the same surface she recommends to students for reliable, professional results.

Casey Childs is an award-winning figurative and portrait painter based in Utah, originally from Powell, Wyoming. He studied at Brigham Young University and apprenticed with the renowned portraitist William Whitaker, and his work has earned major recognition, including the Oil Painters of America Gold Medal in 2018 and multiple Portrait Society of America honors.

For workshops, Casey paints on Artefex linen panels because they are studio-ready, stable, and consistent, which helps him demonstrate subtle skin tones and edge control with confidence. His Casey Childs Workshop Panel pairs fine-weave linen with an aluminum composite core, so it stays flat, travels well, and feels great under the brush.

Shana Levenson focuses on contemporary realism, exhibiting and teaching nationally. For classes and studio work she favors Artefex aluminum composite panels that arrive deburred and ready to prep, so she can lay down a neutral gesso ground and start painting fast.

The rigid support prevents warping, travels well, and gives a smooth brush feel that helps with clean edges and layering, which is why she recommends these panels to her students too.

Jess Currier is a Los Angeles–based oil painter known for modern romantic portraits layered with floral motifs, balancing realism and impressionism. She creates work about hope and resilience, often blending figures with translucent flowers and foliage.

Jess paints on Artefex linen-on-ACM panels for a smooth, archival surface that stays flat, supports crisp edges and glazing, and travels well for workshops. Her Jess Currier Exclusive Art Panels Bundle centers on the 537 Oil-Primed Linen Fine panel with a customizable 5×7 trial pack.

Gabriel Islas is a California-based painter whose work captures coastal light, island cliffs, and big-sky Western scenes. In the studio and on the road he chooses Artefex linen-on-ACM panels because they stay perfectly flat, feel smooth under the brush, and hold up to travel and weather changes.

The rigid core and primed linen let him build clean edges, transparent glazes, and fine detail without surface chatter. Gabriel points his students to the same panels so their practice pieces and finished works share the same consistency and archival confidence.

Arthur Gain is a Russian-born figurative painter based in Barcelona, where he teaches alla prima portrait painting and mentors artists.

He chooses Artefex because the rigid ACM core stays flat, the oil-primed ground and extra-fine linen give smooth, predictable brush feel, and the surfaces travel well for workshops. He recommends these same panels to his students for consistent results. The Arthur Gain Art Panels bundle matches what he demos in class, including 9×12 Oleopanels 411 and 12×16 Allinpanel 538, plus a 5×7 linen trial pack.

Vanessa Alvarado is an oil painter whose work captures emotion through expressive portraits and vibrant color. Based on her strong sense of design and observation, her paintings explore human presence and the subtle tension between realism and abstraction. Each piece reflects a thoughtful study of light, structure, and feeling.

Vanessa paints exclusively on Artefex Oleo Panels, drawn to their stability and fine surface that supports layered oil techniques. The rigid foundation allows her to build depth and texture without warping or absorption issues, preserving the integrity of her brushwork and color. Artefex panels provide the professional, archival quality she relies on for both her studio and exhibition work.