THE SYNTAX OF COLOR

Summary: Art Material Labeling Issues -Most artists are careful about the art materials they purchase, especially when it comes to the...

Summary: Old pigments contain a glimpse into the history of what was mined or harvested materials, the chemical makeup of these...

Summary: The Spoils of Our Labors - Indanthrone Blue explores the discovery of pigment manufacturers have used to add a blue hue to a...

Summary: Were the names that art materials manufacturers invented for paints a well-thought idea or a blend of romantic, historical, and...

Summary: Pyrrole Red is one of a number of pigments that were accidentally discovered. In this essay, take a trip from East Lansing,...

Summary: Documents describing the origin of a pigment can consume multiple pages of explanatory facts or be stated in merely one...

Summary: The invention of mauve by William Henry Perkins in 1856 from coal tar initiated the study of aniline chemistry. A wide variety...

Summary: A very recent news article caught my attention regarding a ban on the use of titanium dioxide white in food products within the...

Summary: Costly and elaborate advertising materials for artists’ materials have become a rarity. Specifically, hand-painted color charts...

Summary: So many activities with so little time. However, I am pleased to announce that the article I wrote for the Pastel Journal –...

Summary: The art materials industry provides a wealth of color choices, but sometimes a gap is found in if a 12-step color wheel is used...

Summary: It is time once again to dive into the realm of common household foods as they apply, or in this case, should not be applied to...

Summary: An unusual relationship exists between the brewing industry and the invention of a host of synthetic organic pigments in the azo...

Summary: The ASTM subcommittee D01.57 creates standards that manufacturers may follow to assure their products are light fast, indicate...

It is likely that many of you have a wide number of art forms that you appreciate. My interests in music, especially technical, music...

The focus of this essay is on an apparent lack of consistency that has been going on for decades. ASTM (The American Society for Testing...

Perhaps the reason I gravitate so strongly towards researching art materials and related items is that they have a long history. For me,...

How can I be sure, in a world that's constantly changing? (Young Rascals “How Can I Be Sure” 1967) We place a tremendous amount of trust...

I have been grappling with this question for many years. This issue has a number of technical components that make it hard to explain...

Let’s explore another of what art material manufacturers sometimes refer to as “convenience colors.” This means a color that can be mixed...