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Blue Sky & Balsams
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Of Bottles, Balsams and Blues

October 12, 2021October 12, 2021 robertmaynord 173 ViewsHeadline

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
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ROMAN BLACK EARTH

February 28, 2021March 4, 2021 robertmaynord 180 Views 0 Comments Headline

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

September 13, 2020December 9, 2021 robertmaynord 657 ViewsHeadline

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 1
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Kyle Paxton’s Mediums

March 28, 2020March 28, 2020 editor 1202 ViewsHeadline

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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Tube-Wringer with tube
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The Tube-Wringer Story

December 2, 2019March 28, 2020 editor 1635 ViewsHeadline

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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THE MAKING OF A PAINTING

February 5, 2019April 26, 2019 editor 2301 Views

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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Save Every Last Drop of Canada Balsam

November 3, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2858 ViewsHeadline

The well known and highly regarded artist Bill Martin has a great idea about how to save your Canada Balsam… Don’t waste even a dram of your precious Canada Balsam.

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ARTIST DESCRIBES USE OF SPIKE LAVENDER

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2164 Views

It is always interesting to hear about the different ways artists use Oil of Spike Lavender.  This is a description from one artist who recently wrote us: “Oil of spike

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WHICH CANVAS IS BEST FOR ARTISTS?

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 1790 Views

Artists have been aware for some time that there are problems with the canvas materials normally used to support paintings. Due to moisture and the degradation of natural fabrics, canvases

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What’s Next for Artist Paint Tubes?

September 23, 2018April 26, 2019 editor 2623 Views

In 1841, the American artist John Goffe Rand invented collapsible metal tubes for preserving oil paints. These tubes made it possible to transport paint outdoors, and according to Renoir, were

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