{"id":5796,"date":"2016-02-14T15:41:10","date_gmt":"2016-02-14T20:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=5796"},"modified":"2016-03-09T10:17:09","modified_gmt":"2016-03-09T15:17:09","slug":"blue-ridge-paints-back-in-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/02\/blue-ridge-paints-back-in-business\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Ridge paints back in business"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am really glad that Blue Ridge Paints is taking orders again.  I learned last month about their fire when I went to their web site to place an order<\/a>.   I was concerned that they might not be able to recover.  Their paints are very good and are offered at a reasonable price.  More and more the market is splitting into two camps: cheap but poor quality paint, or good paint at premium prices.  Blue Ridge along with some few others–RGH, Winsor Newton,<\/a> to name a few–make professional-quality paint at reasonable prices.<\/p>\n

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Tubes of Blue Ridge paint<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Importantly, Blue Ridge also makes excellent flake white.  Lead-based white is a critical element in my palette.  Most of the low-grade producers no longer provide lead-based whites, a clear indication that they are not intended for professionals.  The photo above shows my remaining tubes of Blue Ridge paint.  I used the whites long ago.<\/p>\n

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Drawers of red and yellow oils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Here are my two paint cabinets. Each of the six drawers contains one family of color. I have tubes from almost all producers.  I have my favorites but I’m always looking for new producers.  Not all manufacturers produce all colors, or I prefer one vendors version of a color over another. For example, Cadmium Red Purple is a staple in my palette but not all manufacturers make it. I prefer Blue Ridge’s version, which can be seen in the top photo.<\/p>\n

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Drawer of red oils<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a young apprentice I ground my teacher’s oil paints.  I didn’t believe then and I don’t believe now that handmade paints are significantly better than top-quality commercial paint.  At least not significant enough to justify the time commitment required.   Not to mention the safety issues involved with heavy-metal paint, which are important to me.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>Smooth Move—Smooth Painting Surfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div>

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I am really glad that Blue Ridge Paints is taking orders again.  I learned last month about their fire when I went to their web site to place an order.   I was concerned that they might not be able to recover.  Their paints are very good and are offered at a reasonable price.  More and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5795,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[208,24,113,1],"tags":[159,99,50],"class_list":["post-5796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-materials","category-shop_talk","category-tips_tricks","category-uncategorized","tag-art-supplies","tag-oil-paint","tag-painting-material"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Blue_Ridge_Paints.jpg?fit=600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2557,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2013\/09\/update-to-oil-paint-brands-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":5796,"position":0},"title":"Update to Oil Paint Brands","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"September 20, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"I continue to update the survey of oil paint brands. 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