What is Sun Thickened Oil?
The use of Sun Thickened Oil dates back at least to the 14th century. At one point, someone discovered that a partially dried oil would speed up the drying process,
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Sun Thickened Walnut Oil – Ark and Manna – Samuel Shelton
Samuel Shelton writes: I have had a little time to play around with the new Sun Thickened Walnut Oil from The Art Treehouse, and wanted to do a short write
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Star of the Dance
This article continues the exploration of various techniques used by Samuel Shelton. In this small portrait, 9×12, I used the following earth colors. Nicosia Green, Red Iron Hematite, Ercolano Red, Orange
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Whites, Values, and Magna Doodle Drawings – Ryan Embry
Do you remember the Magna Doodle? It was a neat little plastic toy popular in the 1980’s, the decade of my childhood; a magnetic drawing board equipped with a metal
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Painting Process One – Samuel Shelton
In this series of articles, Samuel Shelton offers details about three different and unique approaches he uses in his work. The two paintings presented here, and the techniques used, are…
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Of Bottles, Balsams and Blues
As many artists are recognizing, the supply situation for art materials is shifting. As one customer recently noted, it used to be possible to walk into a local art store
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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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Samuel Shelton and the Ancient Colours
You may be familiar with Samuel Shelton’s work from a previous article on The Art Treehouse web site: The Making of a Painting. Recently, Samuel has started working with the
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Kyle Paxton’s Mediums
Kyle Paxton: I am from Florida but currently live in New Zealand with my Kiwi wife. I love to use Art Treehouse paints and mediums. The primary mediums I use…
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The Tube-Wringer Story
The Tube-Wringer was invented in the 1970s by Oregon inventor John Gill. As more products came in tubes, he saw that many tubes were thrown out still partially filled with
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