WHAT?II. What’s in paint? You might be surprised that I include supports in our paint ingredients and as the very first one, too, but I have good reasons. This is where it all begins… and, in the end, not only will it have become part and parcel of your artwork but an integral part of…
The basic recipe
WHAT?II. What’s in paint? Despite all these superlatives, paint is, in fact, a rather simple material. (And yes, although I understand perfectly well that it’s a multi-ingredient affair, it still feels to me as if it’s the one material in the end… do you feel the same way?) You need a pigment or two or…
Is there a possible definition?
WHAT?I. What is paint? All of this said, can there even be a definition of paint? “Paint: A coloured substance which is spread over a surface and dries to leave a thin decorative or protective coating.” The Oxford Dictionary, obviously, has only been to the hardware store! You would hardly think of a Singer Sargent…
Paint is a concept
WHAT?I. What is paint? Paint is a concept, but surely you were all aware of that.In a hardware store, you might ask for paint for this or that. You are simply trying to find the best one for the support you have in mind to colour. In an art store, there might be some restrictions as to…
Why Me?
WHY? Sometimes I go to my store on a Sunday. The curtains are drawn, the place is cut off from the world, its hustle and bustle, of course, but too its smells. After just a few hours of confinement, all the artists’ ingredients, paints and mediums get a chance to exude their very own subtle…
Why Paint?
for all those I lovefor Vianney“something resiny, earthlike, and fragrant” Mine is the oldest profession in the world, and, dare I add, I’m not only good at the job, but it also gives me enormous pleasure. Now, don’t you grin as you might be confusing a painted woman, which was one of low morals (a…
Hues in Tubes (the book)
Dear community of colour lovers, makers, worshipers, whisperers and other multi-hued wizards… I have decided to put online my whole book about Paint (eight years of research and ninety thousand words!)I feel Hues in Tubes is done and interesting (Pigments! Binders! Paint making! History! Science! Art!… in short, just about everything of importance) and worthy…
in bed with… Unison
If you’re into vast skies and rolling hills covered with heather in bloom, exquisite man-made grey stone walls crisscrossing them, beige-grey stone houses with slate roofs in which you can just imagine the Brontë sisters writing their novels and, of course, sheep… Northumberland might be just right for you. (Read the fine print before moving…
Dear Pigment, (a love letter)
As I needed a link so that readers of the wonderful Institute of Making‘ s newsletter could read the full version… there it is! Dear Pigment, I thought I would give you an update of where I’m at right now. As you might have understood from all my probing, I’ve been researching you for quite…
in bed with… natural pigments
I know, I know, there should be caps to Natural and Pigments. It just looked more yummy this way and in bed with… natural pigments, just the thought, hey? Bit messy perhaps but ever so colourful! (In the mood for real beds and natural pigments? check out my ochre blog page) The droughty, scorching summer is…
in bed with mona lisa 