Hermann Schmincke and Josef Horadam were colour chemists and brothers-in-law, who started Schmincke Artist Colours in 1881 with the unique Renaissance recipes for Mussini Resin Oilcolours. In 1892, they released...
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This year, Hahnemühle celebrates 440 years of papermaking in Germany, still using the pure, soft spring water from the Solling mountains. This ensures the highest quality for their papers, all...
Exploring your environment through drawing and painting en plein air is exciting, scary, revelatory – it quite literally opens your eyes to your surroundings. As you weigh up the complexities...
Watercolours are easy to set up and pack down, making them the perfect portable paint and for those of us with busy lives. Most watercolour sets contain “pans” of solid...
The Revolution in Colour Continues... Artists, rejoice! Gordon Harris Stores proudly introduce a groundbreaking addition to our ever-evolving inventory – PanPastel. Part of the Golden Artist Colors Family, PanPastel represents...
Karina is our manager at the Gordon Harris Newmarket flagship store. A long-time printmaker and graduate of Whanganui's famed Quay School of Arts, Karina is also the ex-owner of 'Fishprint'...
Right from the get-go, Gordon Harris has been sourcing and supplying markers for artists, but the ranges available today are very different from the “squeakers” of the 1970s and 80s....
We have recently increased our range of Hahnemühle Printmaking Papers to now offer a more comprehensive selection of weights, sizes, pack sizes, and price-points. Hahnemühle Fine Art Papers are renown...
Mixing across the Colour Wheel will darken a colour: this blue with a little of the orange creates dark blues, while the orange plus blue makes a range of browns....
Have you ever wondered about working with the quieter hues from the times before Industrialization? When red was made from Dragon’s Blood, yellow from exotic spices, and green from crushed...
Yellow is the brightest, lightest colour, and is a key part of colour mixing, being quickly affected by other colours. Yellow almost universally symbolizes sunlight (though our Sun is technically...
For passionate recreational painters and discerning professionals, there are many qualities besides price that we consider when looking for paint. Paint should perform perfectly across a range of criteria: colour...
Introducing Michael Harding Oil Colours – Now Available In-Store We’re thrilled to share some exciting news for oil painters: Michael Harding Artist Oil Colours have arrived in our stores. These paints are celebrated worldwide for their...
Fine Art Papers are made from pure spring water and pure alpha-cellulose, either from wood-free pulp or cotton and grasses, such as hemp. These form a highly durable and age-resistant...