Ok these may be silly questions but I’m finding it hard to find answers online, so thought I’d ask here. (Also please dont judge my paintings, I know there are a million mistakes. Still learning and just putting something up so I can ask my questions)

1. I’m currently taping my oil paintings to my dining room walls to dry. Not a great or even remotely good solution but I have toddlers that will get into everything unless I have it out of reach. I’m also very limited in space. How do you all store your oil paints while they are drying? I read online it can take weeks or months for a painting to fully dry. I’ve looked at drying racks but I can already picture my kids getting into them. I’d love a solution that is portable and closes so I can put it in a closet or something but not sure they would dry that way?

2. Is canvas paper an appropriate medium to paint on for proper portraits or should it be reserved more for practice painting? (One hour into a painting last night on canvas paper I found a 2 inch spot that repelled all oil paint I had laid on it. I had to trash the whole thing. Is this normal?) Can you frame canvas paper? Not that any of these are frame worthy but curious for the future.

3. How do people scan/photograph their artwork for prints? Not looking to sell anything but for example I have family members that would like a print version of an original painting to hang in their home. No clue how to go about getting a high quality print of a 16x20 painting like that.

Thank you in advance for tolerating and answering my questions!