New products & materials

(C) 2016 Dale DiMauro

These are some of the new paints I have acquired since the end of summer. I always seem to be experimenting with new color combinations to acquire greater effects.

Recently, I have been experimenting with new pigments to portray distant mountains. For a while I have used a combination of Payne's gray and ultramarine. Lately, I have introduced a touch of permanent magenta to ultramarine to get a more dynamic color. For overcast skies I have introduced some raw umber and and a touch of quinacridone rose, which give the sky some dimension and a cool atmospheric affect.

When on vacation in Maine I picked up a small spray bottle in one of Portland's art supply stores. I believe the manufacturer is Holbein. I use this spray bottle everyday to moisten the paints in my palette before use. It is light weight with a good quality spray mechanism useful for travel and plein air painting.