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Materials Marketing Mishaps
Summary: Costly and elaborate advertising materials for artists’ materials have become a rarity. Specifically, hand-painted color charts...
Michael Skalka
Jun 21, 20224 min read


Can Old Ads Tell Us Something?
I had both the pleasure and task of adding around 375 new images to my collection of art materials advertising. A question was raised: ...
Michael Skalka
Jun 30, 20214 min read


Aurora Yellow - These are not the charged particles you were looking for...
Aurora Yellow: In artist forums I occasionally notice that a small group of art materials enthusiasts are drawn to seek out old art...
Michael Skalka
Jun 11, 20213 min read


No "D" in Winsor and Newton
The recent passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edenborough, reminded all of us of the long time span that Elizabeth has been the...
Michael Skalka
Apr 20, 20212 min read


The "Atomic" Pencil of the Future
I find it a lot of fun to run across advertising that predicts what will happen in the future. This ad appeared in the February 1949...
Michael Skalka
Dec 9, 20192 min read
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