Do you ever notice this about Hollywood celebrities? The ones who play, say, doctors, start giving medical advice? Often a company will use them in an advertisement. Like when an insurance company used doctors from a popular T.V. show to pitch us getting regular checkups. Real doctors Why not use real doctors? Well, no one would recognize them as doctors. But wait, they … [Read more...]
It’s about time!
In 1841 a portrait painter and tinkerer, John Golf Rand, invented the collapsible artist's paint tube. I've read that Renoir said, "Without tubes of paint, there would have been no Impressionism." Really? Like most stuff you read on the Internet, those types of "quotes" remind me of that game of "Gossip" we played as kids. Go ahead, google Renoir's quote and see what pops … [Read more...]
[Q&A] What is Magic White™?
Brush Cleaning Tip
We’re editing the videos in our Advanced Master Class for a launch later this year. We came across a great tip Tom shared that was too good not to share with you. As you know, we no longer use dangerous thinners or harmful solvents in any of our products. So how do we clean our brushes? Well, we have a solution that is completely non-toxic. In fact, you can buy everything … [Read more...]
The secret to buying a diamond!
When I was living in New York City, I wanted to purchase a diamond for my girlfriend. A friend with whom I worked told me about the New York diamond district. I worked in an office building on Broadway and 57th street. The diamond district was about ten blocks from the office. One day during lunch I walked down there and knocked on a thick metal door. The "showroom" was … [Read more...]