tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post3496049760107302842..comments2024-03-23T08:53:29.282-07:00Comments on The Watercolour Log: Winsor and Newtons Artists WatercoloursPeter Wardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-11871941100601569792016-09-18T02:40:38.359-07:002016-09-18T02:40:38.359-07:00Sorry I meant to say 'prices not fully competi...Sorry I meant to say 'prices not fully competitive as the supplier has a monopoly.Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-28281342569514715982016-09-18T02:39:05.693-07:002016-09-18T02:39:05.693-07:00That's interesting but I don't think you&#...That's interesting but I don't think you'd get universal agreement that DaVinci are the best. I've only used the ones they made under the Michael Wilcox label. They were okay but did not stand out. Each to his own I say and feel most of the leading makes are perfectly acceptable. Graham were said by many including Handprint to be the best but I had problems with pinholes in the tubes and the Mineral Violet was so bad - a thick brown sludge - I gave up on it in the end despite receiving replacement tubes twice. Unfortunately Da Vinci in the UK are only available from one source and pricesPeter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-14774883666090953582016-09-15T13:02:13.245-07:002016-09-15T13:02:13.245-07:00Of all the paints I've tried (and I have tried...Of all the paints I've tried (and I have tried most of the big names) by far the best are DaVinci. In the US we can also buy them under the Cheap Joe's house brand of American Journey. They are vibrant, packed with pigment, come in big 37 ml tubes or 15 ml tubes with a few colors available in 5ml. They are the best price and the best paint. Though they do not have honey in the binder, they rewet instantly and to full strength. It took me a while to come around to them, but now I am using them exclusively. I'm not sure how available they are in the UK, but I know several US art supply websites will ship internationally, and DaVinci has a web shop where they sell all the different types of paint they make as well. I finally gave up on WN because they are very expensive and they dry so hard, it's often difficult to get them to rewet to a decent consistency.Simple Living Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559961962576289456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-58087445182469182252016-09-14T05:49:26.845-07:002016-09-14T05:49:26.845-07:00Thanks Inianagreg. Sad isn't it? It is if you ...Thanks Inianagreg. Sad isn't it? It is if you are a patriotic Englishman - and I'm not a little Englander either - who thinks we have sold our soul to the devil knowing the cost of everything and the value of nothing.Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-12806843316381090392016-09-14T05:46:04.166-07:002016-09-14T05:46:04.166-07:00Unfortunately Zvonimir selling off UK companies to...Unfortunately Zvonimir selling off UK companies to foreign interests, many of dubious provenance, is the British disease. In the art world Winsor & Newton have bitten the dust and so have Daler Rowney who are now part of the F.I.L.A group, 'listed on the Milan stock exchange' Who are these owners?. Contrast this with Schminke and Maimeri, still family owned after many decades. I find it very depressing and the founders of these companies must be turning in their graves.Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-49108074674366638942016-09-11T02:01:38.789-07:002016-09-11T02:01:38.789-07:00Unfortunately, an expected outcome of the horrendo...Unfortunately, an expected outcome of the horrendous British economic policy of the 1970s and 1980s onwards; once proud and quality domestic industry was given forced chemotherapy, assets were looted, production moved overseas, labour crushed as usual. Now paints are made in China, for sure, because China is world's largest producer of raw material for industrial paints and coatings. If you visit Alibaba, Chinese portal for exporting of everything, from a screw up to an oil tanker, you will find pigments too, assorted and sold in metric tonnes. They can be shipped anywhere. Zvonimirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05592412916712178738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-29770881300433154972016-09-10T13:28:12.909-07:002016-09-10T13:28:12.909-07:00Peter, this may help answer some questions: http:/...Peter, this may help answer some questions: http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8680494.ColArt__welcomes__efforts_to_find_Harrow_home/indianagreghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167806724227432738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-74770365821031833262016-09-10T07:26:45.731-07:002016-09-10T07:26:45.731-07:00Hi Jim. If that is correct then I'd be very co...Hi Jim. If that is correct then I'd be very concerned also. As I said exactly who owns them now is a bit of a mystery- at least to me.Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-89052502407792960072016-09-10T05:37:51.386-07:002016-09-10T05:37:51.386-07:00I have used Winsor and Newton for years now, alway...I have used Winsor and Newton for years now, always good quality, fairly priced and readily available. I recently had a concern about the composition and permanence of their oil colors and a missing ASTM rating? I contacted them. They assured me that the pigment does met required standards, and when ask where they are made I was told that all of their paints are currently being manufactured in China. I did not specifically ask about watercolors, but this correspondence has left me very concerned and questioning all of their products.jimserrettstudiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604574528873628463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-44236050783684965252016-09-09T08:40:54.345-07:002016-09-09T08:40:54.345-07:00Companies regularly have special arrangements wit...Companies regularly have special arrangements with certain name artists. I knew one who promoted Daler Rowney and a close student of his told me he got them free. Then this stopped and the next thing he is promoting Sennelier. Beware siren voices and artists promoting certain products. Peter Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07451951778074071828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2891643331061427318.post-79467009339427823692016-09-09T08:25:55.859-07:002016-09-09T08:25:55.859-07:00My shock were that I saw David Bellamy's annou...My shock were that I saw David Bellamy's announcement painting with Saunders (uk) and rosemary's brushes (uk) and DS colours! (USA) such a fine english artist! Daler Rowney or W&N did have to make sure David was provided with all the colours he want from them!! <br />that DS have a excellent marketing I am sure! Edo Hannemahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00852193937450515569noreply@blogger.com