Thursday, August 19, 2010

Flesh Ochre

I'm taking a still life painting class next week, and the list of oil colors required some shopping around the city. Lead White - I'm going to environmental hell for that one. Transparent Oxide Red - found it in Utrecht. Transparent Mars Yellow - found it under another name in Gamblin - Transparent Earth Yellow. But Flesh Ochre, nowhere to be found. This required a web search. Turns out it is only in Old Holland, which I'd purused at the shops, but missed. I think I was looking for something pinkish, gold, or buff. Turns out Flesh Ochre is a deep earthy red.

2 comments:

  1. Wow, the writer in me loves reading about these names. :)

    Nice blog, Julie!

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  2. Thanks Stacy! Fun to have a writing outlet. :)

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