[Aquanet] Moldy paint

[NitaLeland]

In 38 years of painting I've found only one color that gets moldy--phthalo green. It only does this when I haven't used a palette for a long time. There is a whitish powder on that color, but it doesn't seem to spread to other colors. I clean the powder off with a Q-tip soaked in rubbing alcohol. Then I spray the whole palette with alcohol. I've never seen this mold in a finished painting, but I seldom use the phthalo green or, for that matter, any other green. It may be that other greens have phthalo in their composition and could have this propensity. My paints are mostly Winsor and Newton artists' colors.

Nita

Nita Leland
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www.nitaleland.com
http://nitaleland.blogspot.com 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: miriam 
  To: aquanet 
  Sent: Friday, November 21, 2008 11:36 AM
  Subject: [Aquanet] Moldy paint


  I keep throwing out paint and replacing it because mold

  keeps hitting my palette...

  only certain colors are affected ...olive green, one of my red ( brown madder, I think)

  I know there was a thread on this before.
  What was the best advice?
  Is there anything I can put in my palette to retard or prevent this?

  i even tried drying my palette out overnight.

  I don't get it.

  Do you think I just need to start over again with a new palette?



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