France he bought colors from the houses that made paints for Monet Matisse and Cezanne. Carl analyzed their paint to see how fine or coarse the grind was and to determine where they found their pigments and oils. With this same passion he searches for the most beautiful raw materials in the world importing pigments from dozens of countries. Getting the proper pigment is just the beginning. So much of the quality of oil paint is in the grinding. Each color is ground to enhance the beauty and luminosity specific to that particular pigment. Some of our paint will feel slightly gritty; some extremely smooth. Our Cerulean Blue will have a beautiful velvet light-absorbing surface with an extremely strong ...  (less)

breeze! It turns any portable photography tripod into a travelling pastel studio. Also we have the gorgeous solid oak Sandia Easel on special. This easel in incredibly versatile and can be used for pastel oil and acrylic painting; as well as drawing and sketching. Perhaps best of all we have a new Complete Schmincke Set in a Wooden Box and several new color series on the Roche pastels! So sit back relax grab a cup of coffee and enjoy perusing what has become our favorite section of our website. The landscape above is titled "Willow in the Spring " by Kathleen Hanney 2004. This website is very interactive and user-friendly. Click on each photo and/or department heading to open the next "page." All items and their prices (including open stock pastels) are listed rig...  (less)