[Aquanet] plastic palettes

[artistvalerie at rogers.com]

You are right.  I have used some of them for years and years.  Terrific.  Valerie Kent

http://valeriekent.com  

--- On Mon, 12/7/09, Annette Compton <info at comptonart.net> wrote:

From: Annette Compton <info at comptonart.net>
Subject: Re: [Aquanet] plastic palettes
To: "Barry Lindley" <lindleybd at gmail.com>
Cc: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.com
Date: Monday, December 7, 2009, 8:32 PM


I agree with Barry. John Pike Palettes are my personal favorites. I love the Richeson porcelain palette for the studio—though its an investment, it feels very lush to mix in and I'm more apt to use fresh paint in that one regularly. But I have John Pike Palettes filled with each with a different brand of paint. And paint stays reasonably moist if I simply add a dampened sponge to the inside before I close the lid to act as a humidifier of sorts!
Annette Compton
Annette ComptonCompton ARTPO Box 162Woodstock, VT 05091(802) 457-2020www.comptonart.netinfo at comptonart.net

On Dec 7, 2009, at 8:02 PM, Barry Lindley wrote:
 The John Pike Palette, available with 2 different size wells, is excellent, in my opinion.  I have used one for maybe 15 years without it cracking.  The mixing surface is a little scratched, but that doesn’t present a problem to me.  Cheap Joe sells them for about $21 US, other suppliers as well.    Barry D. Lindley
 Paintings and Drawings
 www.BarryLindleyArt.com       From: aquanet-bounces at aquanetart.com [mailto:aquanet-bounces at aquanetart.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Davis
 Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:25 PM
 To: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.com
 Subject: [Aquanet] plastic palettes   Hi again, gang.
 
 It has been said that two types of people pay more - paupers and cheapskates. I'm the latter. My problem is that for years I have looked for the less expensive palette- the one that holds the paint, not the paint itself. Anyway, they either are not very useful being too small, or else they are a bit fragile and break. Can anyone in N. Am.* recommend a good plastic palette that offers decently-sized holding 'pots' as well as a decently-sized mixing area... and that is of a heavier, durable plastic?
 
 *I'm not slagging our European or MX friends' sources, but the red tape getting things from there to here is daunting.
 
 TIA
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