First Friday with HRVHS

We are happy to announce that we will be hosting Hood River Valley High School AP and Independent Studies students to showcase their art work! This show will be held in our classroom area in the back and featuring up to 30 students. Bring some cash because there will be opportunities to purchase art. 

The reception will be Friday June 3rd from 5-8pm and will be open till Sunday the 5th.

Hours the show will be open are: Friday 5pm-8pm. Saturday 1:30pm-6pm. Sunday 11am-3pm

Below are a few examples of the talented artists that will be showing. We hope that you'll be able to come and support our high school artists!
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Esme Price
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Zan Lapp
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Makenna Champion
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Karina Barientes
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Sam Berens
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Kayla Ramirez
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Maren Armstrong
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Kendal Posey

In-Store Promotions

We are offering a special for M. Graham watercolors! 

If you purchase 3 of their watercolor paints we will throw in a free tube of Napthol Red or Azo Yellow. We will have these extra tubes behind the counter. This is a great way to stock up your art kit!
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Azo Yellow 018 is more transparent than Cadmium Yellow and more lightfast than Hansa Yellow.
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Naphthol Red 120 is a primary red close to Cadmium Red Light in masstone with a clean, intense tint. Perfect for high key paintings

Bugs to Create Color


Insects have been used for centuries to create pigments. The most well known of these are Cochineal insects. They are a soft bodied scale insect that live off cacti in South America. These little guys produce carminic acid that once dried and ground to a powder can be mixed with a binder to create a beautiful red color named carmine. 

In the 16th century Spanish colonists exported this new color back to Europe from the Americas where it exploded in popularity. It became such a coveted pigment that it was used in creating the bright red robes of Catholic cardinals, nobility and kings.

Shortly after the start of the 19th century, this color fell from popularity due to the creation of artificial dye and pigments such as alizarin crimson. Once production of these new colors started, the price of pigments fell sharply. But more recently because of worries of harmful effects of artificial dyes, certain industries such as food production and beauty products have brought back cochineal as a color additive. Look for carminic acid or cochineal extract next time you're at the grocery store. 

Above is a short video from the Frick Collection in New York talking about its use in European paintings. And below is from the North Carolina Museum of Science showing its use in our everyday. 


COVID-19 UPDATES
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We are following covid guidelines set by the State of Oregon and we are no longer requiring masks for in-door shopping and classes. As always, if you are experiencing covid symptoms or test positive for covid-19 please stay at home and we will see you when you get better.

If you would like to schedule private shopping before or after store hours, please email us at [email protected] and we can make arrangements for a safe and positive experience.

We look forward to seeing you! 
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