Jackson is John's, my partner, and my dog. He is an adorable 3 year old Labradoodle, we like to think of him as our Dood! Enjoy, I will be back later with more on Gamblin.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Every blog needs photos... Meet Jackson:
Jackson is John's, my partner, and my dog. He is an adorable 3 year old Labradoodle, we like to think of him as our Dood! Enjoy, I will be back later with more on Gamblin.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Dick Blick Artist Materials and Gamblin Artist Colors
Dick Blick
Like many other artists, I shop at Dick Blick Artist Materials. This may partially be due to the convenience factor of having a retail shop near my studio. Rather than analyze why I shop there, I looked into the company’s history. The company began in 1911 by a Mr. and Mrs. Blick in Illinois. It was purchased in the late 50’s shortly thereafter became a multi-million dollar corporation. As a private company, Dick Blick is under no obligation to share their profits and losses over the years and so it is difficult to gauge the actual success of the company. The main reason I appreciate the store is because they label products’ toxicities and have links to MSDS information on their website for products when applicable.
Gamblin Artist Colors
I began my research of Gamblin at their company website. After a couple of hours, I haven’t gotten past the history page. Between Gamblin’s research on historical paint done in conjunction with the Smithsonian and The Munsell Color System, there is a lot of reading to be done… This is significantly different than the quick less interesting look at Dick Blick.
Like many other artists, I shop at Dick Blick Artist Materials. This may partially be due to the convenience factor of having a retail shop near my studio. Rather than analyze why I shop there, I looked into the company’s history. The company began in 1911 by a Mr. and Mrs. Blick in Illinois. It was purchased in the late 50’s shortly thereafter became a multi-million dollar corporation. As a private company, Dick Blick is under no obligation to share their profits and losses over the years and so it is difficult to gauge the actual success of the company. The main reason I appreciate the store is because they label products’ toxicities and have links to MSDS information on their website for products when applicable.
Gamblin Artist Colors
I began my research of Gamblin at their company website. After a couple of hours, I haven’t gotten past the history page. Between Gamblin’s research on historical paint done in conjunction with the Smithsonian and The Munsell Color System, there is a lot of reading to be done… This is significantly different than the quick less interesting look at Dick Blick.
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