Description
Made in Scotland from girders! Not really, apologies for the slightly obscure reference to a Scottish fizzy drink advert from the 1980's...
Moving on...this paint is actually made by Wallace Seymour in North Yorkshire using a pigment sourced from the Gryffe Valley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.
Located just North of the 19th Century Iron ore mining district - where a number of villages (Balakava, Inkerman, Quarrelton) are named after battles of the Crimean War. Many soldiers from this area were active in this war and some returned to work in the newly opened iron ore mines. The iron was in demand for the burgeoning shipbuilding industry in and around Glasgow, including the famous Govan shipyards.
So to the paint - this red-violet ironstone creates a paint which is surprisingly light in body when compared to the density of say an Indian red, it has a bit of grittiness under the palette. Opaque in nature but when spread thinly I can get the ground to show through.
Deep red in hue, heading well into the violet spectrum, tints with white give soft, earthy violet hues.
Unique.
Technical Overview
Pigment - Ironstone/Iron Ore
Vehicle - Cold Pressed Linseed Oil
Opacity - Opaque
Tint Power - Medium
Wallace Seymour Oil Paint
