Feb 24, 2022 | Art History, art materials, Provence
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... 
Aug 19, 2021 | art materials, Tips for Artists, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks
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... 
Apr 17, 2020 | art materials, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop, Provence, Tips for Artists, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks
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... 
Aug 19, 2019 | art materials, Tips, Tips for Artists, Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, tricks and Hacks for Artists, Uncategorized
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... 
Feb 23, 2019 | art materials, Art News, painting holiday, travel, Workshop News
The Unusual Origin. Indian yellow is a strong transparent pigment favored by many artists for its tinting properties. This yellow-orange color’s most alluring characteristic is that it can be used to warm up a color. Added to pink it makes that color turn red. Added... 
Nov 13, 2018 | Tips Tricks and Art Hacks, art materials, art retreat, painting holiday, painting workshop
The color of Humility and Holiness Look in your paint box and you’ll no doubt find Ultramarine Blue, the most widely sold color after white. Artists have adored this blue pigment for millennia. We forget sometimes that paint is simply ground up minerals mixed...
