{"id":8620,"date":"2019-11-10T18:22:57","date_gmt":"2019-11-10T23:22:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8620"},"modified":"2019-11-10T18:23:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-10T23:23:08","slug":"trekell-fails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2019\/11\/trekell-fails\/","title":{"rendered":"Trekell fails"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lately, I’ve been spammed a lot by the independent brush manufacturer, Trekell<\/a>. Oil paint is murder on sable brushes so Trekell’s decent quality sables coupled with modest prices led me to past purchases. I have over 20 of their brushes. I also like their linseed oil soap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Readers of my Brush review<\/a> know that I have harsh words for synthetic brushes. Spoiler: you get what you pay for. But because of the ever-increasing prices of sable brushes, I continue to try synthetic brands. Recently I bought some of Trekell’s synthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Winsor Newton supplants RGH as my preferred mid-range paint<\/span><\/a><\/div>

Frankly, I don’t need more brushes (don’t tell my wife that). But I was seduced by their email promotion–free synthetic brushes! “Buy $50 of brushes and get 2 synthetic brushes free!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I placed a small order and for some reason, I thought, “I’ll never see those free brushes.” I was right about that. After an interminable delay, my order finally arrived sans free synthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>In the studio 9\/21\/14<\/span><\/a><\/div>

I used some of the new brushes today (also synthetic), as you can see in this photo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Notice that the flat is losing its shape? Typical for synthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am angry at myself for falling for Trekell’s con. I never used to get spam email from them. Clearly something has changed. Plus their sables are no longer modestly priced. That’s also a change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read more<\/span>Busy drawing day<\/span><\/a><\/div>

How’s this for a change: no more orders from Trekell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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