THE SYNTAX OF COLOR

Summary: What is the impact of continued use of lead white oil paint on the health of artists? What does health/safety literature tell us...

Summary: Making art is a two-way proposition. An artist masters the medium of their choice and bends it to their will. However, the...

Summary: John Steuart Curry and Reginald Marsh corresponded with Jacques Maroger in the 1940s to obtain the long lost secret of Old...

Summary: The ASTM subcommittee D01.57 creates standards that manufacturers may follow to assure their products are light fast, indicate...

In a previous Syntax of Color essay, I encouraged readers to branch out and try other media to expand your skills and capabilities. ...

It is likely that many of you have a wide number of art forms that you appreciate. My interests in music, especially technical, music...

While two or three instances of what I am about to describe does not constitute a trend, I find this method of destroying unwanted...

I painted thickly. I painted thinly. I scraped things off. I over painted many areas. I changed my mind several times because things...

Sometimes making art requires the same strategy that is employed when doing physical exercises. Doing different sets of repetitions,...

Do you remember where and when you were the first time you saw and had an opportunity to use art materials? Were you immersed in the...

This is probably a phrase that is muttered daily under the breath by some patrons who visit a modern art museum. It is easy to recognize...

After a considerable hiatus, the art materials website devoted to pigment history stories, interviews with artists and manufacturers,...