The Art of Colour
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Read MoreBRIT Artist Lincoln Townley to unveil his most ambitious painting in his Icons collection – HM the Queen.
The London born artist has achieved global recognition for his Icons, a collection of portraits of the world’s biggest and most powerful stars. The latest addition to his extremely successful Icons collection is a portrait to celebrate the 90th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. The original oil and acrylic painting which has been created In […]
Read MoreMichael Harding Oil Paint Demonstration
www.coppini.us MICHAEL HARDING “HANDS ON” OIL PAINT DEMONSTRATION Date: May 8, 2016 Place: The Coppini Academy of Fine Arts Time: 1-4pm Our Patron Member Michael Harding from Michael Harding Handmade Artist Colours will give a demonstration and host a talk about his wonderful colors. This FREE event is geared for the artist who is interested […]
Read MoreHistory And Use Of Mediums
Through the Renaissance, artists worked with combinations of tree resins, thickened vegetable oils, waxes and balsams. The exact organization of these raw materials is open to speculation and may differ from one artist to another, and even within the practice of an individual artist. However, the basic desire to create an oil paint film with […]
Read MoreMichael Harding Ambassador Lincoln Townley
PRESS RELEASE The UK’s leading hand-made artist’s oils creator Michael Harding announces international artist Lincoln Townley as Brand Ambassador! For over 30 years, Michael Harding has been re-creating the standard of oil paint of the same quality and consistency of that used by the Old Masters, supplying the likes of the Victoria & Albert Museum […]
Read MoreLapis Lazuli an article by the renowned authority David Margulies
Copyright no sections to be used without permission. Lapis Lazuli an article by the renowned authority David Margulies Lapis lazuli was described by Pliny the Elder as ‘a fragment of the starry vault of heaven’. It is, and always has been, the most exotic of semi-precious stones and pigments. The best quality blue stone […]
Read MoreStack Lead White the Reincarnation of Rembrandt’s Lead White? By Michael Harding
Stack Lead White the Reincarnation of Rembrandt’s Lead White? Imagine for a moment that we are in Rembrandt’s studio. What would we learn, what would we see? Obviously genius in the making! To some he may be on a human scale of a god in his domain. On a more grounded level what can we […]
Read MoreRabbit Skin Glue
Question: How do you use Rabbit Skin Glue to prime a canvas? — Andy
Michael: Rabbit Skin Glue is the traditional painting surface that that has been in use for centuries. Simply add water to the granules at a ratio of approximately 13 parts water to one part granules, and allow to stand…