#historicalpigments

[konstantas]

St. Nikitas the New Martyr of Nisyros. Beautiful work from Thanasis Kalafatis with our pigments. Photo by @karakatsanisdimitris #art #icon #iconpainting #konstantas #konstantasartsciences #pigments #naturalpigments #handmadepigments #premiumquality #mineral #mineralpigments #artscience #artworks #iconpainter #vivianite #redochre #historicalpigments (at Konstantas) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLyrMtYJ8V-/?igshid=f9m36edcg54b

[theworkshopn4]

O V E R B U R D E N Long post warning!! 😉 (when are they not with me?!) Back to my art….I think I have exhausted everyone’s generosity and patience with my attempt to put the art world to rights about experimenting with the limits of virtual exhibitions. Thank you to all of you that gave me so much inspiration and took time to give feedback on my last couple of posts! I have a few plans up my sleeve, watch this space! This painting is the newest piece I have been working on. It’s been a bit of a stop/start kind of painting. I have been adding layers and working into it over a little bit of time now. It is the first watercolour painting I have done onto a canvas (made especially for watercolours). I am slowly getting to grips with the difference in materials and the good thing about the canvas is that it allows much more time for the watercolour to dry and it’s also easier to add layers without damaging the paper or the paper buckling. This pigment is from a subscription I am signed up to with @wildpigmentproject called Ground Bright. Tilke works with pigment foragers, like me, who have a passion for sharing the beautiful colours, history and origins of our land. 22% of all subscriptions go to supporting land and cultural stewardship, chosen by that months contributor. It’s a great project so do check it out! (Link in @wildpigmentproject bio) I was surprised when I made this colour that it was this gorgeous, deep dark grey colour as it is made from a copper. Normally I associate copper with green, blues and reds but this time its grey! I love the uncertainty and variety of each pigment, they are always showing me something new. If you are interested to see how this piece comes along, do follow me if you don’t already, I will be sharing updates on my stories and posts. What do you think of this colour? #naturalpigments #naturescolour #londonartist #foragingforcolour #groundbright #arcticwildliferefuge #ninaelder #naturalpigments #wildpigments #pigmentsofplace #pigment #makepaint #azurite #malachite #artistspigments #historicalpigments #groundbright #minedpigments #copperore (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLbqXtJnxD5/?igshid=1qai4ns4v6x60

[lancehkentartist-blog]

Second pass on another Arboretum hummingbird. It is still a bit sketchy and hasn't found its voice yet but I can see adding a protea garden in the background to give this painting more deprh #bird #hummingbirdpainting #hummingbird #oilpaint #oilpainting #calcitesunoil #historicalpigments #ucscarboretum #wip (at UCSC Arboretum)

[rivervaleart]

Only half a day left in the Rivervale Watercolor sale! And there's a very flash special offer this evening for latecomers! The entire gemstone line is 10% off, this evening only. Don't miss it if you're interested, because they won't be discounted again for a very long time! All tins and sets are still 20%, and most other shop items are 10% off. This offer ends tomorrow morning, so don't wait too long! . . https://www.etsy.com/shop/RivervaleWatercolor . . #rivervalewatercolor #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #rivervaleart #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #historicalpigments #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[lancehkentartist-blog]

A few steps closer. One day I will be able to definitively say I know what I am doing! #wip #oilpaint #oilpainting #demeter #goddess #girl #realism #garden #bromeliad #tilandsia #wreath #historicalpigments (at Vista, California)

[lancehkentartist-blog]

Well it's a start. Still hammering out the rudiments of the drawing of where I want everything to be. I have some larger references for the background I can sightsize now which is helping. I am also taking a break from ivory black and trying Van Dyke Brown for a spin which is interesting in that it takes more paint to cool other pigments down or darken their values. #wip #oilpainting oilpaint #glazing #scumbling #calcitesunoil #historicalpigments #goddess #demeter #contemporaryrealism #classicalrealism (at Vista, California)

[lancehkentartist-blog]

A happy New Year and a happy new monarch butterfly painting! I dub her "The Amber Angel" 16 x 20 oil on panel based on breathtaking photography by @nevarez.bayarea. Swipe left to see my process #oilpaint #oilpainting #directpainting #butterfly #insects #insectart #ucscarboretum #naturalpigments #historicalpigments #calcitesunoil #monarchbutterfly (at Vista, California)

[rivervaleart]

Red Jasper painted out. This pigment is a rich red brown, similar in color to Burnt Sienna, perhaps a little redder. It's very textured with heavy granulation, since if it is ground too fine it will be paler in color. I'm very interested to compare this imported pigment with the red jasper I am grinding from local stone! I wonder how different they will be? . . Don't forget, the Rivervale Watercolor Black Friday sale will last all weekend until Cyber Monday! Be sure to check in especially on Cyber Monday if you are interested in any tins, as I will be running a very special sale on them for that one day only! . . https://www.etsy.com/shop/RivervaleWatercolor . . #redjasper #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #rivervalewatercolor #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #warmearth #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[rivervaleart]

Shop update! The long awaited gemstone paints are now available in my Etsy shop! Don't wait too long to visit if you have been waiting for a color though, as I have only a very small quantity of each color at the moment. I am hoping to get more pigment soon so I can keep these colors in stock! . . Don't forget, the Rivervale Watercolor Black Friday sale has begun and will last until Cyber Monday! . . https://www.etsy.com/shop/RivervaleWatercolor . . #rivervalewatercolor #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #rivervaleart #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #blue #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[lancehkentartist-blog]

Current progress on my self portrait, working title something heavy like "Meditations on Mortality." Swipe left to see me start to glaze over the underpainting #oilpaint #oilpainting #underpainting #selfportrait #selfie #classicalrealism #calcitesunoil #historicalpigments #glazing #wip (at Vista, California)

[rivervaleart]

A little sketch done with the leftover Lapis Lazuli from my mulling plate. I have good news about the launch date for my gemstone collection, my backordered pigments have come in early and I am expecting them later this week, which moves my debut date up a bit. I'll keep you all updated as I work out exactly when the shop update will be. : ) . . . https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImlothWatercolor https://www.artyah.com/seller/imlothmelui . . . #Lapislazuli #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #mineral #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #Imlothmelui #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #blue #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #lazurite #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[rivervaleart]

I am so excited to share these next gemstone colors with you! I FINALLY have high quality Lapis Lazuli pigment from Afghanistan! I have been looking forward to buying this pigment for a long time, it has such a rich history behind it and it's a beautiful blue! For much of its history, it was the most prized if all colors, unobtainable except to the richest patrons. Once worth its weight in gold, it was used for the robes of only the most important figures in medieval art, usually Jesus or the Virgin Mary. Vermeer had a great fondness for it, and used it heavily in his work, the turban of "Girl With A Pearl Earring" is painted primarily in Lapis. It's incredible to be able to see this color in use hundreds of years later flowing off my own brush into my artwork. . . . https://www.etsy.com/shop/ImlothWatercolor https://www.artyah.com/seller/imlothmelui . . . #Lapislazuli #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #Imlothmelui #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #blue #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolors #lazurite #travelartist #lapis #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[lancehkentartist-blog]

Current progress on "Fire Flowers," 16 x 20" oil on panel, my painting of proteas from the South Africa garden at the UCSC Arboretum based on photography by @nevarez.bayarea. #wip #oilpaint #oilpainting #historicalpigments #calcitesunoil #protea #proteapower #ucscarboretum #garden #southafrica (at Vista, California)

[rivervaleart]

Chrysocolla pigment in preparation for mulling. Chrysocolla is very similar green to Malachite in that it is a very light tinting and low in covering power, with similar texture. It's slightly bluer in tone however, somewhere in between Malachite and Turquoise, a cool mint green. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Imlothwatercolor #chrysocolla #naturalwatercolor #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigment #watercolor #Imlothmelui #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #green #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint

[lancehkentartist-blog]

Just finished! "Hauntingbird on a Banksia Tree" 16 x 20 oil on panel. I am much happier with this version as the design is cleaner and it has the spooky vibe I was going after #oilpaint #oilpainting #historicalpigments #leadwhite #bird #birds #banksia #hummingbirdpainting #hummingbird #finish #calcitesunoil #leucistic #halloween #spooky #ucscarboretum (at Vista, California)

[rivervaleart]

Some quick sketches with Blue Vivianite. Storm Clouds match this deep subtle blue earth perfectly. https://www.etsy.com/shop/Imlothwatercolor #vivianite #blueochre #gemstone #minerals #paintingwithgems #paintingwithnature #naturalpigments #watercolor #Imlothmelui #Imlothwatercolor #Handmadepaint #handmadewatercolorpaint #handmadewatercolors #stormclouds #rarepigments #historicalpigments #watercolours #watercolors #etsy #earthpaint #watercolorsketch #watercolour #watercolorart #Earthcolor #watercolorsketching #travelartist #art #painting #artoninstagram #naturalpaint