“It’s not just a brush, it’s an experience. A ritual. It’s life changing and it’s your life.”
Victor Lindop
Teachers’ Set – Kami Mendlik
Introducing one of our new Teachers' Sets, the Kami Mendlik Set! Kami Mendlik is a nationally and internationally recognized oil painter, whose primary focus is the study of light and color in the landscape. In 2008, she founded the St Croix River School of Painting in Stillwater MN, where she teaches the fundamentals of representational painting with a special emphasis on color. In January of 2014 she purchased a 16-acre farm just North of Stillwater Minnesota, where she converted a 100-year-old hip roof barn into her studio and the St Croix River School of Painting's new location. The property is a landscape painters dream with endless inspiration for painting. "I LOVE Rosemary Brushes! Love! For years, I resisted trying them, thinking the brushes didn’t make the painter. Finally, I was gifted one and seriously, painting became even more fun! The…
Teachers’ Sets – Michelle Held Gouache & Ambassador Set
We're thrilled to announce a new sub-section of our website, dedicated to our Teachers' Sets. Our very first teacher we welcomed was Michelle Held, who has two new sets! "Much like a pink spoonbill soaring through the dusky evening twilight, Michelle brings with her a splash of vibrancy, a flutter of unique perspective, and the bewitching song of nature in its truest form. Born and raised in Maryland, Michelle knew from a young age that she was meant to fly the vast skies of the art world with a palette and paints tucked beneath her eager wings. Passionately working as an artist and business owner for the past 25 years, Michelle has been living out her dreams in Sarasota, Florida. Michelle currently participates in invitational paint-outs and is widely collected throughout the United States. She is also represented in three…
Artist Spotlight: Kitty Bellamy
Join us as we shine the spotlight on the wonderful Kitty Bellamy; a professional portrait artist based in the UK. “I have been working as an artist since 2007, but my love of painting and drawing goes all the way back to my earliest years. My first love was drawing people, who apparently even as stick figures had jointed fingers and toes. I was fortunate to grow up in a house with a lot of paintings and a number of portraits of family members, some of which were drawn and painted long ago by other family members. As a child, I would sit for hours staring up at the faces of grandparents, great-grandparents, distant aunts and uncles, wondering what they were like and making up stories about them. I still adore being in a corridor full of portraits, and find…
Community with Kathy Anderson
Please join us as we shine a light on Kathy Anderson, one of our wonderful artists, as we ask what it takes to be a part of the artist community. "Hi, I’m Kathy Anderson. So a little bit about me- I've always been a "black and white" sort of person, meaning I either love something or hate it, hardly anything in between! However, if I had to describe myself as an artist, I’m probably a colorist - I'm drawn to beautiful color, it's my inspiration and where my ideas come from. Following that, my passion is the world of gardens, flowers, the landscape, and all the creatures with fur and feathers that inhabit those environments." Spring's Bounty with Quince Kathy Anderson "I have to say my real "art" life began with meeting the renowned Richard Schmid when he purchased one…
Our New Plein Air Ivory Range
We are excited to launch our Ivory range ' En Plein Air ' with non-reflective ferrules. For those outdoor artists who suffer the glare of the sun shining on the regular ferrules, these new black anti-glare ferrules will be pleasing to the eye. Powder coated and baked for longevity, we hope you will enjoy the quality of our regular Ivory brushes but with a purpose-made outdoor ferrule. To see the complete range together, click here. We also have a set including 10 brushes (short handle and long handle) from this range. Please see it's contents and learn more here. For advice on cleaning your brushes, please click this link.
Artist Spotlight: Vera Helene Zieglmeier
Vera Helene Zieglmeier is a wonderful artist we’re excited to showcase today. Vera has a keen eye for detail and a passion for nature that shines through her pieces. Vera creates wonderful art with prominent textures, soft brush strokes and bold colours. Watch as Vera demonstrates detailing using our Series 2055; the Chungking Bristle Fan! “Today, I want to show you how I like to use the Fan SER 2055 brush from Rosemary Brushes. It’s fantastic for painting soft, blended hair that flows seamlessly together. Thanks to the strength of the bristles, it’s excellent for creating vibrant strokes, even with multiple colors on the brush at once. You can hear the scratching of the bristles in the video as I show you that I deliberately have several colors on the brush. This brush is a must-have for every artist.” -…
Gouache; A Brief History and The Suitability of Rosemary & Co’s ‘Shiraz’ Brushes
Gouache paint has been around for centuries however not many casual artists have experience with them like they have with the more popular mediums of acrylic, watercolour or oil. I spoke to Murray Ince, an artist and tutor based on the Isle of Wight about Gouache and what best practices he implements. This is what he had to say; "Gouache is a lovely medium to work with and has a surprisingly long history. It is very similar in use to Egg Tempera and Casein. Egg tempera’s pigments are bound with egg as you may have guessed and Casein is precipitated from milk. The binder is made by dissolving the resulting ‘Casein’ in an alkaline, usually lime, ammonium carbonate or borax, which is then added to the pigments. There are very subtle differences in these three media, but probably the most important is…
Wildlife art by George Davies
If you're anything like me then wildlife paintings will bring instant joy and a smile to your face. It was with great pleasure to came across George's work and I finally got to share his emotive and expressive paintings with you all. Here's what he had to say earlier this year; "I’m a 17-year-old oil painter from Chester, England and I’m currently going into year 13. I’ve loved drawing and painting from an early age and my particular interest is wildlife, although I do try other subjects as well. I dedicate most of my spare time to painting and creating ideas for new works, using my photos as well as some from friends for my reference. I have been inspired by many artists, but particularly painters such as David Shepherd, John Banovich and Andrew Tischler, who have been a great…
Artist Spotlight: Robert Trent
We were approached by Rob some time ago, conveying his love for our brushes! We are lucky enough to receive lots of these lovely emails - but this one was particularly special to us. Rob was born disabled, and from a very early age was taught to write, draw and paint with the implement held between his teeth by his home tutor. I recently asked Rob if he would be happy to be featured on the blog and thankfully he obliged, as I know our readers would be inspired. This is what he had to say: "My tutor often told me about the Mouth and Foot Painting Artists (MFPA), and to encourage me they sent me a set of paints. Although I enjoyed painting, I left school and focused on finding employment. In that time I got married and we had a daughter. It was…
