Cult Rift

Collecting Contemporary Art

There is a particular feeling that hits the moment you step into a good contemporary gallery. The air is quieter. The walls are cleaner than any wall has a right to be. And suddenly you are aware of your own shoes. If you have ever thought, I like art, but I do not know how to buy it , you are in...

Preserving and Framing Fine Art Prints

There is a particular heartbreak to watching a print quietly change. Whites warm into cream, deep blacks lift into gray, and a once-crisp edge begins to ripple like it is exhaling. The good news is that most of that damage is preventable. Preserving a fine art print is less about owning “fancy”...

Curating and Hanging Fine Art in Modern Interiors

Modern interiors can be a little ruthless. White walls. Clean lines. Furniture that seems to float. It is beautiful, yes, but it can also make art feel like it is on trial. The good news is that contemporary architecture is actually a generous partner for fine art. It gives a work room to breathe,...

Oil vs. Acrylic for Classical Portraits

Classical portraiture is a slow art, even when you work quickly. It is the patient building of form, the hush of a well-placed shadow, the tiny temperature shift that turns a cheekbone from flat to alive. The paint you choose changes how that patience behaves in your hands. Oil and acrylic can both...

About Julianne Mercer

Welcome, I’m Julianne Mercer, and I’m so glad you found your way here. If you have ever stood in front of a painting and thought, I feel something, but I don’t know what to call it , or sat through a play and left buzzing with questions you could not quite phrase, you are exactly the kind of art...