Don Stone & Stan / Monhegan Ireland May 2005 This week's painting
Don Stone & Stan / Monhegan Ireland May 2005 This week's painting
Hello painters,
From time to time I get asked questions about the painting materials I use.
This will be an updated list of my favorite supplies.
Paintpaint, Stan
Materials:
*4/15/08
These days I am using Emerald Green (Phthalo Green Yellow Shade), instead of Viridian, most of the time.
It has a VERY high tinting strength, but mixed with Ultramarine Violet Shade or Perylene it is GREAT.
I am not quite ready to take to take Viridian off my palette, but I am using it a lot less.
When doing quick sketches I use pure Quick Dry White or Alkyd White.
These are my current colors... it is also the order I put them on my palette (from right to left).
This is my FULL palette. sometimes I go with a more limited palette, especially when painting outside.
White - Titanium/Zinc mix (Utrecht White or Permalba)
I also mix (about 25%),*Quick Dry White (or Alkyd White) into my white.
*New
*Naples Yellow (Williamsburg)
Cadmium Yellow medium (Gamblin)
Indian Yellow (Gamblin)
Cadmium Orange (Gamblin)
Cadmium Red medium (Gamblin)
Perylene Red (Gamblin)
Transparent Red Oxide (Rembrandt)
Venetian Red (Gamblin or WN)
Yellow Ocher (Rembrandt/Gamblin)
Viridian (Rembrandt/Gamblin)
* Phthalo Green Yellow Shade
*Ultramarine Violet (Gamblin)
* Egyptian Violet (Williamsburg)
* Cobalt (Williamsburg)
Ultramarine Blue (Gamblin)
Phthalo Blue (Rembrandt/Gamblin)
*Portland Grey (Gamblin)
* I also us Griffin's (Grumbacher)- Alkyd White, Winsor Newton's- Uderpainting White and Gamblin's- Quick Dry White.
My new favorite dryer (in the studio) is the Gamblin Galkyd Lite. Outside it dries a little too fast, so I usually stay with WN Liquin.
I don't do a lot of glazing, preferring the wet into wet style, but when I do, Gamblin's Neo Megilp is great. (http://www.gamblincolors.com/mediums/index.html)
Brushes:
Robert Simons Signet bristle brushes, Silver Brush Limited /Grand Prix bristle brushes …
I also like the larger sizes (18-24), of the Pro Stroke bristle brushes.
I use mostly filberts... and a few flats.
*While looking through a little art store in Nice, France, I purchased some Raphael Kevrin Mongoose brushes. I was back within a few days, and a few of us in the workshop just about cleaned out the store of these brushes. Back in the states Mary Graham (Thanks Mary), found an outlet for these at the best price (and almost any brushes), at: http://www.dakotabrushes.com/
The Mongoose brushes are not as soft as a sable but softer than a bristle ...I love them.
I also like the Isabey Mongoose brushes
*I use is Raphael linen, made in Italy.
Raphael linen is very smooth, with-5 coats of ground.
For my panels, I mount the linen on 1/8-1/4 inch birch plywood using MIGHTY MUK, by Falcon Inc.
1-800-546-3774. Canvaspanels.com also sell this type of archival glue called Miracle Muk.
You can buy the boards pre-made in most online stores like ASW, Jerry's, Dick Blick, and by three companies listed below:
Linen or/ canvas on 1/8th or 1/4 Birch panels:
Judsons Art Outfitters You buy the glue for mounting panels at this site.
http://www.raymarart.com/ linen or/ canvas on Masonite®:
http://www.newtraditionsartpanels.com./
(This site not only offers panels ...but it's a great source for linen information).
I also like painting on panels with two coats of Gamblin Ground (gesso).
sometimes I mix the second coat with a little Venetian Red and Ultramarine Blue to make a warm grey ground.
When stretching canvas, I use Upper Canada Stretchers : http://www.ucsart.com/
(Thanks, Mary Graham).
When painting on location I use the Open Box M...designed by Mike Maier
I use GAMSOL (Gamblin)- Odorless Mineral Spirits:
http://www.gamblincolors.com/materials/pmvs.html
I varnish my paintings with Gamvar (Gamblin): http://www.gamblincolors.com/howtp.html#gav
http://www.openboxm.com/