Guest Blogger: Bob Burridge with Studio Tips for Acrylic Paint

Guest Blogger: Robert Burridge.

Studio Tip:

Most of my preferred studio paints are Holbein Acryla tube paints. I squeeze the colors out on my large, flat table-palette. My table IS my palette! At the end of the day however, the leftover colors are, to say the least, hard to put back in the tubes. Eureka! I now squeeze my favorite tube colors into wide mouth jars. Since I paint large and mostly every day, I have found that having wide mouth jars ready to dive into each morning speeds up my starting time. If the paint is too thick, I thin it down with a little water so the consistency gives me a juicy feel and comes off the brush easily.

I have lots of jars of paint and I don’t take the time to match up the lids with their matching jars at the end of the day. Instead I simply place a plywood board over the whole lot, and it’s done. The next day I only have to lift off the board and I’m immediately ready to pick up where I left off.

Read more about Holbein in our article:

Holbein Acrylic Company Profile.

The jars are like cheap Tupperware® style containers – all the same height and can be purchased in hardware or “dollar-type” stores.

I prefer the wide mouth design because it’s easier for me to aim my big brushes and load up my paint – rather than trying to work around small palette trays.

Written by Bob Burridge.

Robert Burridge was an Industrial Designer. After 25 years as a Industrial Designer, Bob left the business to paint full time in 1989. Today his paintings are sold in galleries worldwide, including California’s Bay Area, Sedona, Raleigh, Maryland, Hawaii and on Cruise Ships. Burridge is a national juror for many art organizations, as well as a college and national workshop instructor.

His honors include the prestigious Franklin Mint award and the Crest Medal for Achievement in the Arts, previously awarded to Picasso, John Singer Sargent and Georgia O’Keeffe. His work hangs in the permanent collections of international embassies, corporate galleries, art colleges, as well as television and the entertainment industry. Burridge’s studio is located in California’s central coast in the San Luis Obispo wine country.

Bob’s Website: RobertBurridge.com.

Disclosure Statement: Mr. Burridge is sponsored directly by Holbein Paint Company and receives compensation from Holbein for endorsement of it’s products.