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Alizarin Crimson the Fugitive
The Bedroom Vincent van Gogh, Arles, October 1888 Left as it looks now, right a digital reproduction of the original colors. Images from the Van Gough Museum Alizarin and Fugitives Vincent van Gogh’s “The Bedroom” gives a first hand look at the...
Yellow Ochre Lifted from Nature’s Palette
Yellow Ochre On Your Palette The ochre family of paints is a well-loved addition to any artist’s palette today but turn the clock back long ago before these colors were milled and mixed and forced into tubes as paint. Yellow and red ochres are abundant in...
Venetian Red—Loved by Painters, Hated by American Colonists
Hands in the Lascaux Caves of France. Venetian Red (ferric oxide) has been used in painting, from prehistoric to modern art. Like many colors used on the palettes of today’s artists, Venetian Red has a fascinating and dramatic backstory. In addition to its place in...
What to Bring on Plein Air Trip. Besides Your Painting Supplies.
As far as actual painting supplies go, there are many lists of what to take when plein air painting. Just Google them. Over the past 10 years of delivering plein air workshops and after 1000s of paintings outdoors, we have discovered there are other things that can...
