VIBRANT HAND MADE OIL PAINTS

Vibrant Hand Made Oil Paints

I make my oil paints using techniques that date back to the days of the old Masters. There is a straightforward reason for this steady process. As an artist and a painter, I want to create colours that are true and vibrant, as well as beautiful and durable.

The higher the pigment content of an Oil Paint, the greater the resistance it has to fading. Nearly all manufacturers use fillers to extend the volume of the oil paint. It may increase profit, but it compromises the quality.

I refuse to use fillers. Why make something exceptional only to dilute it?

I make my paints using techniques that date back to the days of the old Masters. There is a straightforward reason for this steady process. As an artist and a painter, I want to create colours that are true and vibrant, as well as beautiful and durable.

The higher the pigment content of an Oil Paint, the greater the resistance it has to fading. Nearly all manufacturers use fillers to extend the volume of the oil paint. It may increase profit, but it compromises the quality.

I refuse to use fillers. Why make something exceptional only to dilute it?

Creative shot of Michael Harding oil paint

I don’t claim my paints will turn you into a great master, but I promise they’ll have a profound effect on your work. Your colours will be more durable, more vibrant, and more abundant.

You’ll find the texture incomparable and while working with my artist oil paints and materials.

 

I DON’T CLAIM MY PAINTS WILL TURN YOU INTO A GREAT MASTER, BUT I PROMISE THEY’LL HAVE A PROFOUND EFFECT ON YOUR WORK. YOUR COLOURS WILL BE MORE DURABLE, MORE VIBRANT, AND MORE ABUNDANT.

YOU’LL FIND THE TEXTURE INCOMPARABLE AND WHILE WORKING WITH MY ARTIST OIL PAINTS AND MATERIALS.

I make my Artist Oil Paints with colour intensities artists experienced before the 1840s. This was when the invention of the collapsible tube led to mass production and gradual dilution of quality. Today’s mass-produced paints are pale imitations of the colours that artists before the 1840s were able to either make themselves or purchase from a colour man. The colourmen’s main criteria were the qualities of the paint and not the undercutting of the competition.

I make my Artist Oil Paints with colour intensities artists experienced before the 1840s. This was when the invention of the collapsible tube led to mass production and gradual dilution of quality. Today’s mass-produced paints are pale imitations of the colours that artists before the 1840s were able to either make themselves or purchase from a colour man. The colourmen’s main criteria were the qualities of the paint and not the undercutting of the competition.

For over 160 years there has been a steady decline and serious lack of interest in the nature and potential of the remarkable Oil Paint medium. The result is that very few artists have an understanding of how to paint a picture that won’t deteriorate over time.

The majority of artists who try my paints for the first time are shocked to realise they had previously been painting with muted colours, raising questions as to the permanence of their previous works.

I can say with complete confidence that not only will artists’ works last longer, but the artists will enjoy a much greater empathy with their paint. I believe artists should respond passionately to the materials with which they work.

For over 160 years there has been a steady decline and serious lack of interest in the nature and potential of the remarkable Oil Paint medium. The result is that very few artists have an understanding of how to paint a picture that won’t deteriorate over time.

The majority of artists who try my paints for the first time are shocked to realise they had previously been painting with muted colours, raising questions as to the permanence of their previous works.

I can say with complete confidence that not only will artists’ works last longer, but the artists will enjoy a much greater empathy with their paint. I believe artists should respond passionately to the materials with which they work.