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Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

12. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 4: Carriage, Bags, and Seating

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

When en plein air tropicale, carrying your gear on your back or wheeling it in is best.

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

11. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 3: Easels, Pochades, and Tripods

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use a purpose-designed system and an extra tripod.

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

10. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 2: Supports, Canvases, and Papers

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use lightweight canvas panels or hot press paper blocks.

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Materials, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

9. Plein Air Hawaii Gear Guide, Part 1: Paints, Mediums, and Brushes

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

En plein air tropicale, use oil paint, natural-hair brushes, and real spirits.

Plein Air, Gear, Guide, Supplies, Oils, Hawaii

Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics

8. Fibonacci + (Verlaine x Debussy) = Genius

Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics

Modern composer employs ancient mathematical patterns when perfectly transforming Romantic poetry into Impressionistic music; makes author delirious.

Playlist, Music, Composition, Elements and Principles, Aesthetics, Mathematics

Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health

7. Turpentine! Turpentine!

Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health

Written about since antiquity, true gum spirits of turpentine is an essential medium for oil painters.
And, it has a long history of medicinal use… by professional quacks.

Supplies, Materials, Best Practices, Health

Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals

6. Marianne North

Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals

Victorian thumbs nose at patriarchy, travels world solo, endows eponymous museum in 1882; still only permanent exhibition by woman in England as of 2020.

Also, friends with Darwin.

Artists, Art History, Travel, Plein Air, Paint, Botanicals

Materials, Paint, Color

5. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Five: Why it works

Materials, Paint, Color

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Materials, Paint, Color

4. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Four: Identifying Ingredients

Materials, Paint, Color

This is the Colour Index lesson you’re looking for.

Materials, Paint, Color

3. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Three: Recommended Suppliers

Materials, Paint, Color

Blick in person or online. Or, if you’re in France, Charvin.

Materials, Paint, Color

Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air

2. Single-Pigment Paint, Part Two: The 21 Essential Colors

Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air

Includes link to downloadable pigment list.

Materials, Paint, Color, Plein Air

Materials, Paint, Color

1. Single-Pigment Paint, Part One: The Best Brands

Materials, Paint, Color

TL;DR - Old Holland, Charvin, and M. Graham.

Materials, Paint, Color

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