Vasari oil paint.
Words, certainly have little power to describe nuance of color or its emotional effect. It is the language of the eye. The visual world as described by light from a star burning millions of miles away. Never the less its what we have to translate thought and emotion. A tool to record direction, theory, and general speculation on the matter. Vasari oil paint is best understood by playing with the paint itself and in doing so will reveal just how special it is.
Vasari is a small paint manufacturer based out of Easton, PA, run by Stephen Salek and Gail Spiegel. The paint is made in America, in small batches and even tubed by hand. Available only through website as it is a direct to consumer based model, and it suits them down to the bone. If you have a question, check out their blog or the many videos of Gail mixing colors and going into great depth on different properties of the pigments.
I have spent my entire life playing with paint. I started using artist grade paints as a small child with my grandmother(who was a fine painter herself). Over the years I have tried many of the top paint brands and have observed the markable differences between them(pigment load, body, rheological properties). After working at the local Blick for a couple of years, my whole hearted opinion was that the artist should pick hues of certain pigments that they enjoy the most and not be afraid to switch around from paint maker to paint maker. That hand ground paint was always the nicest. That the really high-end manufacturers were pedaling snake oil. After trying Vasari my opinions have fundamentally changed. The feel of the paint out of the tube is unparalleled. Smaller colourman like Vasari bring something special to artists, and create a paint that is just about devoid of all additives. it is the closest thing to hand ground that I’ve used, and it makes those paints look a little lack luster as they will manipulate grind size depending on the pigment. I am now a believer that one is best off using paint that has similar body.
Everything about Vasari emits class and a temperament for beautiful design. The boxes the sets and selections of eight come in, provide a single cut out per 40ml tube. They arrive completely unscathed awaiting their duty. They put this care into even singular tubes, which are sent in their own cardboard box wrapped in an abundance of bubble wrap. The aesthetics of the tubes with their raw aluminum, off white paper labels, and hand trimmed warnings are so beautiful that just having them around is proven to increase mood and productivity.
Buy some of their paint. It’s magic.
love.
