THE SYNTAX OF COLOR

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...

The Mystery of Solvent Safety Painting walls and ceilings with commercial paints and my interest in how they relate to artists’ paints...

Sangre de Drago Vacations are wonderful times to relax and leave behind the routines practiced daily to seek different experiences. One...

The Global Marketplace: My old, worn out pun is that, “colors available in the pigment world are largely ‘driven’ by the automobile...

I had both the pleasure and task of adding around 375 new images to my collection of art materials advertising. A question was raised: ...

Depending on a person’s age, the art materials manufacturer, Permanent Pigments, may or may not be recognized. Even more senior artists...

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....

Why do artists avoid being aggressive consumers? I have asked that question both to my friends who are artists in my “civilian” role and...

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

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...