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: Chrome colors were derived from the discovery of chromium by the French scientist, Louis Nicolas Vauquelin in 1797. Their...

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

Summary: When it comes to painting mediums used by artists, the debate about their merits or problems becomes a source of heated...

Summary: An unusual relationship exists between the brewing industry and the invention of a host of synthetic organic pigments in the azo...

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

The subject of selecting varnish is important because the decision can result in a painting being protected and long-lasting verses a...

Perhaps the reason I gravitate so strongly towards researching art materials and related items is that they have a long history. For me,...

I heard an “interesting” story years ago on the origin of lake pigments. A person who felt he was a leading expert on pigments, told a...

The importance of this primary color mixing system to achieve a matched color compared to a sample is that an objective, numerical value...

The story behind colors takes one to many different places. It is a story of people and their personal accomplishments. This one is...

Let’s explore another of what art material manufacturers sometimes refer to as “convenience colors.” This means a color that can be mixed...

Oil Penetration The same question appears repeatedly on various social media sites that utilize crowd-sourced responses. The question:...

Aurora Yellow: In artist forums I occasionally notice that a small group of art materials enthusiasts are drawn to seek out old art...

Selecting Colors A number of years ago when I lived in the New York metro area, I listened to a FM station that had a program called...

This time of year is bittersweet, as young men and women make the transition from high school to college or college to the world of work....

Ecole Polytechnique vs. The University of Tubingen. Scholastic rivalries have interesting histories. Each year both school athletic teems...

The recent passing of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edenborough, reminded all of us of the long time span that Elizabeth has been the...

One would be remiss if the story of the popular 19th century pigment Indian Yellow were not told. A preface to this story is the...