Painting Materials

“Nihil Est Virtute Amabilius” (Nothing is sweeter than virtue)

Inscribed on the front of the Gage Academy Building

CONCEPT

by Michelle La Bonté Kelly (Artist Educator for Winsor & Newton)

Sinking in, paint that goes dull, matt and chalky creating a visually inconsistent surface, is problem frequently encountered by painters. Though many of us are most familiar with this happening in oils, it can also occur with alkyds and acrylics.