THE SYNTAX OF COLOR

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...

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...