{"id":8173,"date":"2018-12-26T14:44:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T19:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8173"},"modified":"2019-03-27T16:54:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T20:54:43","slug":"venice-turpentine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2018\/12\/venice-turpentine\/","title":{"rendered":"Venice turpentine"},"content":{"rendered":"

David Davis was an art supply dealer in New York. He closed before the turn of the century–well before, so I have no idea how old this Venice turpentine I found this morning is. At least 20 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At one time, Peal Paint and David Davis were art supplier royalty in NYC. I spent a lot of time in both places, mostly window shopping. Then, like<\/g> now, good paints and brushes were expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Pearl, on Canal, was larger by far but David Davis held his own by maintaining in-house brands like this Venice turpentine. David Davis moved around a lot and the last time I visited them there a chill in the air, almost paranoia. The impression I got was that customers were viewed with dull suspicion. They closed soon after.
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Of course, this VT is unusable. Balsams should not be as thick as taffy. Syrupy is OK, but taffy?–no. Anyway, I tried a little of it before throwing it away. As I said, it’s not usable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Davis was an art supply dealer in New York. He closed before the turn of the century–well before, so I have no idea how old this Venice turpentine I found this morning is. At least 20 years old. At one time, Peal Paint and David Davis were art supplier royalty in NYC. 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