{"id":8752,"date":"2020-03-24T12:46:42","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T16:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/?p=8752"},"modified":"2020-03-24T13:14:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T17:14:47","slug":"those-who-live-in-glass-houses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thomasparkerhudson.com\/wordpress\/2020\/03\/those-who-live-in-glass-houses\/","title":{"rendered":"Those who live in glass houses…"},"content":{"rendered":"

…or use glass palettes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I get a lot of questions about my homemade palette. I’ve been using this palette for several years and by now it’s pretty beat-up. In fact, I attempted to replace it recently but the replacement’s glass cracked before I could use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is it? It was<\/em> a glass-framed reproduction that I found at a second-hand shop. I selected this particular example because it fits in the butcher tray that I use to store palettes to keep them fresh. I removed the reproduction and applied a mid-tone to the backing and–voila!–instant palette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s what it is. But why use it? Good question. I used wooded palettes but I never held them as I paint. I prefer holding a maulstick or rag in my left hand. I was always placing the palette on a table or tray next to the easel. So this palette’s large size doesn’t bother me. At 16″ x 22″ it sits comfortably on my small, wheeled, paint cabinet. I can easily move the cabinet to ensure that the palette is always close to hand. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It’s small enough for my cabinet but large enough to hold my extended color selection and still provide an area to mix tones. Not too big; not too small; just right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If these reasons weren’t enough, I come to perhaps the most important benefit provided by this palette: It’s easy to clean! When I need to scrape off the old paint and reload fresh colors, this palette makes that job easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I can use a razor to clean the old paint without worrying about damaging the palette. This is a big deal. My paintings can take a long time, which means some of the paint can remain on the palette for extended periods–up to a week sometimes. If I did this with a wooden palette, it would be a challenge to clean the palette without damaging its surface. I never have to worry about that with this palette. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can see from the accompanying photo that the yellows and earths are fresh but the other colors are older, some, like the mixed grays, are several days old. I just scrape off what I no longer need and reload. Perfect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For those who are curious, here are some of my wooden palettes. I used the large one a lot before I created the homemade one. These days I only use the small one on the right, and then just to mix the gray and sienna values that I normally use. When I finish mixing the values I wipe the paint off and coat the surface with linseed oil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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…or use glass palettes. I get a lot of questions about my homemade palette. I’ve been using this palette for several years and by now it’s pretty beat-up. In fact, I attempted to replace it recently but the replacement’s glass cracked before I could use it. Read moreSmooth Move—Smooth Painting SurfacesWhat is it? 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