ROMAN BLACK EARTH
Roman Black Earth, our newest colour, gets its black from minerals, iron oxides, and carbon. The high iron content means this is a fast drying paint. Black earth pigments have
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Biobased
Mike Strickland Writes About “Bio-Thinner”
As an artist who is very sensitive to the traditional solvents used in oil painting, I have been searching for an alternative for a number of years. The first replacement
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THE MAKING OF A PAINTING
David and Goliath – a painting by Samuel Shelton. The Process: I started the painting by making a traditional hide glue gesso which was painted in a number of layers
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COMING FULL CIRCLE FOR ARTISTS
Globally we are coming full circle, returning to biobased materials. In fact, many early artist materials were based on natural oils, rosins, waxes, gums, polysaccharides, and other materials. One of
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The Bio-based Revolution and Art Materials
According to the University of Minnesota a bio-based revolution is underway, and it is fundamentally changing how the world produces and consumes food, animal feed, fiber, chemicals, fuel, energy –
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REVOLUTION IN ART MATERIALS
Globally, many people are working to replace petrochemicals with biobased alternatives. The art materials introduced in the coming years will be a small part of this larger revolution. The use
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BIOMASS – WHY SHOULD I CARE?
The main point about biomass is that it comes from the waste left behind when plants are processed for food. When corn, soybeans, cashews, and other food products are prepared,
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RE-USING BIOBASED ARTIST THINNER
It is common for painters to have a small container of Biobased Artist Thinner near the work area so that brushes can be rinsed between colors. At the end of
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