{"id":5917,"date":"2016-03-25T17:58:22","date_gmt":"2016-03-25T21:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=5917"},"modified":"2016-04-03T20:55:02","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T00:55:02","slug":"james-groves-art-supply-manufacturer-and-artist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/james-groves-art-supply-manufacturer-and-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"James Groves, art supply manufacturer and artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

I use several products manufactured by James Groves<\/a>.  Jim specializes in historical painting mediums and ingredients.  I’ve tried almost all of his products and they are unfailingly excellent–world class.  I use his 19th Century Copal Oil varnish and Siccatif Courtrai every day.  Both ingredients are staples in my practice.  By itself, the copal varnish is too thick so I thin it with turpentine 1:3.  Both products are pictured here.<\/p>\n

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Groves’ Siccatif de Courtrai and Copal Oil Varnish<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jim knows what he is doing.  As a painter, he provides products he uses himself as well as other products.  What’s unusual is that even the products he doesn’t use himself are excellently made.  Obviously, he understands the needs of painters, his ingredients’ properties, as well as sound manufacturing practices.  Many of his products are hard, not to say dangerous, to manufacture.  At a time when many manufacturers cut costs by substituting inferior ingredients, Grove’s products stand out for their uncompromising quality.  His prices, while certainly not cheap, are worth every penny.<\/p>\n

Read more<\/span>In the Studio Oct. 14 2012<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Jim, like many researchers of historical mediums, is fascinated by thick, gloppy, or jelly-like mediums.  I’ve no interest in those myself (and have a hard time understanding the fascination they possess), but luckily he continues to provide the many materials that appeal to artists like me.<\/p>\n

His website wasn’t updated for some time and I began to worry that he might have health issues.  But he’s recently updated his gallery and his current work is his strongest yet<\/a>.  Keep painting, Jim, and keep making your great materials!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I use several products manufactured by James Groves.  Jim specializes in historical painting mediums and ingredients.  I’ve tried almost all of his products and they are unfailingly excellent–world class.  I use his 19th Century Copal Oil varnish and Siccatif Courtrai every day.  Both ingredients are staples in my practice.  By itself, the copal varnish is too […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":61,"featured_media":5897,"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":[5,208,24,1],"tags":[159,311,306],"class_list":["post-5917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","category-materials","category-shop_talk","category-uncategorized","tag-art-supplies","tag-copal-varnish","tag-painting-medium"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/groves-stuff.jpg?fit=600%2C430&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7662,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/review-groves-coles-copal-varnish\/","url_meta":{"origin":5917,"position":0},"title":"Review: Groves’ Cole’s Copal Varnish","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 25, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"My painting medium consists of oil, essential oil (turpentine), copal varnish, and driers.\u00a0 I like my medium, and it's suitable for everything painting-wise except a few corner cases.\u00a0 For the corner cases, I add a small amount of this or that, depending on the case.\u00a0 I like my medium, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gorves-coles.png?fit=800%2C569&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gorves-coles.png?fit=800%2C569&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gorves-coles.png?fit=800%2C569&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/gorves-coles.png?fit=800%2C569&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":7671,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/02\/turpentine-diaries-2-11-18\/","url_meta":{"origin":5917,"position":1},"title":"Turpentine diaries 2\/11\/18","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"February 11, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"This unfinished painting, Lunch Alone is 32\" x 46,\" is part of the Playhouse Square series.\u00a0 I like my medium a lot but I'm always willing to try new things, especially when they come from James Groves.\u00a0 I've written before about how much I like his products, copal varnish, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "materials"","block_context":{"text":"materials","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/category\/materials\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-11.png?fit=761%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-11.png?fit=761%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-11.png?fit=761%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/studio-2018-2-11.png?fit=761%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4983,"url":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2015\/04\/in-the-studio-41215\/","url_meta":{"origin":5917,"position":2},"title":"In the studio 4\/12\/15","author":"Tom Hudson","date":"April 12, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"I had another painting session with Graduation Day this morning, primarily on the pig-tailed girl. 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