What's On Your Palette??

In our recent newsletter I asked everyone to send me a list of what they keep on their palette as their go-to colors, as well as any others that are helpful. The response has been really great, and has been very interesting, as well as helpful. Like I said in the newsletter, I am now able to make time to get back to the easel more, and am finding it hard to narrow my colors down, as I just have too many choices. But this information also helps me get an idea of what colors are must have additions to our line up in the future. I am somehow going to digest this information I am getting into a blog post, as well as a newsletter article. So, for anyone reading this, please let me know what you use as well. We can use all the information we can get to produce a concrete list of the most common, and not so common, colors used by you, the artist. Please send us your list to info@blueridgeartist.com. Also, if you haven't signed up for the newsletter you can do so from our site or, email us to add you. We look forward to hearing from you.

Paint Review on Wetcanvas

For those of you who have wondered how our paints compare to the other top brands, there is a very thorough review at wetcanvas.com. Click title to go there. The review was written by Jim Harris, the true paint guru, who reviewed us about a year ago as well. Since then we have improved greatly, so it was nice to see that it showed up in the comparisons. This also gives great feedback on which to improve things further. Every batch is scrutinized, and somehow made better, so this gives us a direction for some of the colors. We are also going to look into putting some sort of color swatch on the tubes to help with identification. Our last attempt at this didn't really pan out, so we know what to do different this time around. As always, we cherish your thoughts on everything we do around here, so feel free to tell us at info@blueridgeartist.com.

Italian Art Store

As many of you know, we are now selling our oil paints and mediums through The Italian Art Store. It was an opportunity that we just couldn't pass up, and it is an honor to be carried by a retailer with such a great reputation for only carrying the best products. They have most all of the colors that we make, as well as the copal and balsam mediums.

In order to fall in line with other manufacturer's price structures we had to put our colors into different series. This resulted in most prices being lowered, and a few going up a dollar. You can see what has changed at www.blueridgeoilpaint.com.

Thank You - Eric Silver

Changes coming soon

Among the changes coming about is a price structure. Where I have about 10 price categories now, there will be 6 very soon. This means that some colors had to go up in price, but most have come down. I will be posting the new prices on my site very soon.

Due to the decrease in prices I will no longer be able to offer the 10% off for first time customers once this takes effect. This has been a great promotion as I started up, and I greatly appreciate all the first time customers it brought in. However, once you are a customer you will be getting discounts from time to time, as a reward for your loyalty. Likewise, if you would like to be placed on our mailing list you will receive updates on our products, as well as discounts, just send us your email address to info@blueridgeartist.com.

I know I haven't updated the blog with anything for quite a while, but I plan to devote more time to it soon. It has been unbelievable what this year, so far, has meant for our business. I have always known that if you are passionate about making great products, eventually the rest will take care of itself. I am constantly improving everything that I do even from batch to batch, and plan to continue to strive for perfection. Again, thank you to my devoted followers, as you have truly made this enjoyable.

- Eric Silver

Flemish White

Thank you to everyone who made '08 a very special year, and we are looking forward to some great things in '09. Our Flemish White has become our best seller, and for good reason. It is not like any other lead based white on the market. We have worked extremely hard to get the formulation perfected, and are very happy with where it is at. The way that we mix it, to the way that we grind it, has become what makes the Flemish White so special. When it is made properly it will not yellow, which is very critical. There will inevitabely be other manufacturers to use the name, but there is no other manufacturer to make true Flemish White. We have invested in enough stock to last for many years to come, so we are in it for the long haul. If you haven't tried our Flemish White yet, our starter kit is your best option. The kit contains all of the necessary additives to make the white do all of it's "tricks." If you don't like jars, we will tube it up for you, just ask. Thanks again for '08, and check back in February for our new line of paints, which are truly our pride and joy.

PayPal

We are now accepting PayPal payments, which has turned out to be great for international orders. You may choose this option when checking out. For those of you who know and like PayPal, we invite you order with us.

We Are Finally Moved!!!

We are finally moved into our new space, which is about 2500 sf. This will allow us to grow and expand our capabilities. There is naturally still things to get done, but we are now making paint here. We are also taking phone orders as well at 828-254-5981. Technical questions are still best answered through email due to the time involved, but Eric is always willing to answer them. If there is something that he doesn't know we have plenty of resources to find it out. Of course, you can still order online at http://www.blueridgeoilpaint.com/. We look forward to serving you in the future.

Thank You - Eric & Athena Silver