THE SYNTAX OF COLOR

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

The focus of this essay is on an apparent lack of consistency that has been going on for decades. ASTM (The American Society for Testing...

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

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...

How can I be sure, in a world that's constantly changing? (Young Rascals “How Can I Be Sure” 1967) We place a tremendous amount of trust...

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

I have been grappling with this question for many years. This issue has a number of technical components that make it hard to explain...

I am focusing on paint viscosity while working on some big pictures that required a large quantity of oil paint. This got me thinking...

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...

An artist can get a bit spoiled by continuously painting on pre-primed panels because it is easy to forget the steps needed to prepare a...

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

Manufacturers of Magnetic Tape, Aspirin and Yellow Pigments Developing a story becomes a challenging proposition when it comes to certain...

Synthetic Artists’ Papers When I originally planned the Syntax of Color website, one goal was to focus on new products. Time and other...