NEW ART PROJECTS GOIN ON?

not exactly, Spendius.

I live on the outskirts of a large metropolitan city. Even so, there are still relatively few decent artstores with a sufficiently large inventory of diverse, good quality art supplies. All are a considerable hike from where I live.

True, one can go to one of the box stores Farmer mentioned, but the prices are likely to be high and the selection is more general and craft and hobby oriented, at least here in Canada...

Haven't heard of the crayons which you mention FM? Would be interested to know if anyone has had success using online art suppliers?

(ps great painting , vivien, as usual!)

I saw the Derwent tinte pencils in a UK art mag in Frederictown. The colors were mere hints of the values and chroma of blues reds etc.
I did find some graphite water soluble pencils that are great for quick dirty washes on cold pressed paper.
Im discovering that even the least stocked art supply store in Fredericton New Brunswick is much better than anything I can get without having to travel to Philly or DC to Utrecht or Jerry;s stores.
AC Moore is, to me, just a wste of time. Besides the crappy art goods, the whole damn store smells like eucalyptus or cheap lilac candles.

Isn't "colour" merely a difference in the wavelength of light reflections.

I didn't know it had spiritual connotations connected with poshness.

So bored, that phalarope...

I've found Opus to be a fantastic art store, with lots of sales. They have student grade right up to professional quality, and everything imaginable under the sun. There are several here in the Lower Mainland (BC) that I frequent.

Is there Opus near you, Farmerman and shepaints?

I'm not aware of Opus, Mame. The chains I shop at are Curry's and Loomis & Toles, since they are the closest to me. As a treat, I sometimes hike across town to Woolfitts and stock up there.

I hope you can find those Derwent Crayons Fm. The stores I mentioned
might carry them.

Is Opus a Candian Chain?to St Johns before we stop putzing sbout. Ill look and see whether theres a store in Halifax or St John.

https://store.opusframing.com/

apparently it is a BC store, but they sell on-line. check out the link.

FM, I believe the crayons you are referring to are Derwent Graphitint.
They are available online.

AHA!! yes thats the name. I put it on an engine and it came back. Its so cool to have these neat hints of color in a normally black and white medium. Ive been doing a bunch of still lifes with folded curtains and vases using pencils on BLACK paper. Its ass backwards but it jumps out really nicely. I wanted to do some fruit and doilies on black paper with hints of color in the black pencil. (I use a series of white and cream contre crayons for a wee bit of upping the contrast)

I saw a picture in a PA parks mag of an old post- battle scene with cannons from Gettysburg that was done as a sepia or daguerrotype on a dark sky (probably had to stand there for 2 hours to get anything). It gave me an idea to try the black on black and then see if I could add some hint of color. Then I saw an ad in a UK art mag about these Derwent pencils and promptly lost the reference .

thanks Farmer - sorry I haven't looked here for a while as I've been really rushed gettting work ready for galleries and working,.

No it was a studio painting from a sketch - of summer! but I'd roughly sketched it in with Prussian Blue and liked it and decided to change the season - so it's imagination mainly.

Can we see some of your recent work? it sounds interesting



the graphitint pencils - well I've only had a scribble with some that belonged to one of my students and they are good - but not for me.


When you wet them they do bleed rich colour but I like a little more idea of what colour and colour mix I'm going to get so I wouldn't use them for a coloured (real life colours) sketch.

What I would like them for is tonal monochrome-ish sketches - maybe a dark umber, a sienna and a honey colour, maybe a dark blue to intensify darks. Used like that I'd like them.

I think Dick Blick may have them as several US artists on Wet Canvas forums have used them - if not, a check on the forums there will tell you where they acquired them.

The name of them is Derwent Graphitint (to help you google)

OH FRABJUS DAY!!!

I have found a whole quire of 300 lb Arches cold press w/c paper that was bagged in a plastic sel about 25 years ago and put into a cardboard portfolio and stored in the attic(I was cleanin out some stuff). I inspected it and this stuff looks as good as the day it was made. Any suggestion to test it? I was gonna use a lot of gum arabic to assert the color pools . 25 sheets, Wonder what that'd cost today. I buy my w/c by the sheet and its about 7.50 per now for the 140 and I havent seen 300 ln cold press Arches ina while..

I would flog it on E-bay if I was you.

Why would I do that you carrot strapper?

well, Ive been out of the country for a while and wonder if anybody has any new ideas or art tricks to report?

I got nothin, Ive been busy with big holes in the ground so I have a lot of pent up "art demand"

I did, however,buy a Leyendecker illustration at a bazaar in Santiago(or else its a really good fake in guache and wc). Got if for the equivalent of about 20 bucks. It needs restoration work and ,of course, appraisal. Whod a thunk that among the pile of folk art and "day of the dead" carvings , thered be an illustration by a fmous American artist.

Hey, Farmerman, you were missed here, while in Santiago!

THERE you are!!

You can't get all medical emergency on us and then disappear!

Glad you're fine though.

Medical emergency doesnt trump having to earn a living. I had to go to Argentina because we had some major snafus on our drilling projects .
I had enough Coumadin and BP meds and wasnt that concerned.

Now that Im back I have to take a stress test on Oct 30 .
Im like a rhino, not bright but I keep busting on.

Thanks for the concern, Now I wanna see if theres any new stuff I missed.

Good, then.

Congrats on the find FM! Good to see you back here.