by PAULA MCHUGH | Jul 21, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Naples Yellow – It’s a Mellow Yellow Color Classic Color Series Modern Paint Brands Modern paint brands manufacture “Naples Yellow” by combining various quantities of Titanium White, Yellow Oxide, Diarylide Yellow, and other times Chromium Titanate. A...
by PAULA MCHUGH | Jul 20, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Naples Yellow, Part 2 | Reflections of a Landscape Painter Classic Color Series Naples Yellow and I crossed paths for the first time when I went to southern France to study painting and art history at the Marchutz School of Art in Aix-en-Provence. My home in Seattle...
by PAULA MCHUGH | Jun 25, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Varying Degrees of Verdigris – An Assortment of Greens Classic Color Series Malachite The color verdigris comes from malachite, which is the oldest known green pigment having been used since antiquity. The mineral was crushed and ground, and used by the...
by PAULA MCHUGH | May 30, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Lapis Lazuli – Ultramarine Blue is Deep Classic Color Series Lapis Lazuli Ultramarine is one deep and gorgeous color and has remained so since Egyptian times (3500BC). Found richly inlaid in the sarcophagus of King Tut, the Egyptians used lapis extensively in...
by PAULA MCHUGH | May 14, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Vermillion – A Bold & Crackling Red Color! Classic Color Series Cinnebar Vermilion was originally made from the powdered mineral cinnabar, a name originating from the Persian word for “Dragons blood” خون اژدها It was a dense and opaque pigment with a clear...
by PAULA MCHUGH | May 14, 2017 | Classic Color Series, Paint Color
Rose Madder – a Blushing Pink Pigment, as Dusty as They Come Classic Color Series From antiquity Rose Madder has adorned the interiors of tombs and was procured to dye cloth and leather in Asia and Egypt. Ancient Egyptian mummies (1500 BC) were found wrapped in...
