A saddle from the Yi ethnic minority province in Yunnan province, China. Saddle has a leather base with lacquer overlay. Saddle bow to left hand side The earliest surviving ordinances of the Painters' Company date...
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Jun 4th, 2012
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Colour Ranges |
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French Grey
An example of French Grey from a 1930s colour range There is only so much information that can be obtained by studying the layers of paint in a room: a) the colours used (obviously); b) the pigments employed -...
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Nov 27th, 2011
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History |
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The Art of Painting in Oyl (2)
John Smith's The Art of Painting in Oyl may perhaps lay claim to being the first house-painting manual in the English language. At least that was the conclusion that I reached after a lengthy analysis of...
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Nov 27th, 2011
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Patrick |
History |
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The Art of Painting in Oyl (1)
John Smith's The Art of Painting in Oyl may perhaps lay claim to being the first house-painting manual in the English language. At least that was the conclusion that I reached after a lengthy analysis of...
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Oct 30th, 2011
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Patrick |
Aesthetics | Colour Ranges |
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The Perfect Grey (or is it “Gray”?)
A sequence of very pale Pure greys produced by Papers and Paints (SC371-SC375). The sequence continues in gradual steps to off-black It is generally accepted that "Grey" is the English spelling for an achromatic or...
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Oct 11th, 2011
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Colour Ranges | Paint Technical |
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Parsons’ Decorative Finishes (13) – ‘Mosaico’ Metallic Paint
A previous post has already introduced the subject of a most useful work that was published in the 1930s - Parsons' Decorative Finishes. Subsequently I have used it as a 'prompt' for posts dealing with Imitation...
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Jul 28th, 2011
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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A North London House
By no means is all my work carried out in well-known or particularly important buildings. Some of the more interesting projects take place in houses of a much smaller scale. This was certainly the case here. The...
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