Michael Skalka
Materials Marketing Mishaps
Summary: Costly and elaborate advertising materials for artists’ materials have become a rarity. Specifically, hand-painted color charts...
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THE SYNTAX OF COLOR
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Michael Skalka
- Jun 30, 2021
- 4 min
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: ...
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Michael Skalka
- Jun 11, 2021
- 3 min
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...
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Michael Skalka
- Apr 20, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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Michael Skalka
- Dec 9, 2019
- 2 min
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...
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