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Robert Jones, Napa

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I mentioned the Supreme Paint Company a while ago: well one of our number was looking for something faster drying than Titanium White, and observing how hard it is to get hold of lead white.  So I pointed her to Supreme Paint Co, and she has indeed found a plethora of whites there which should more than meet the bill.  I still use Titanium White, or a modfied version of it - and maybe you get on perfectly well with it and are not looking for anything else, in which case: good! But many do find it chalky, very slow drying, excessively white as whites go to the extent it kills what were intended to be subtle tints.  The Supreme Paint Company has so many alternatives and variations that I think oil painters will want to take a look, if they haven't already.  It offers products from Rublev, Wallace Seymour, and other niche brands - and they were able to get some lead white for me when I needed it a while ago (I should have enough now to last me for the rest of my life, given I'm  75 this year: and work slowly.... very, very slowly...).   I'd love to have the money to patronize Jacksons, Bromley's, Cass Arts, Natural Pigments, Supreme Paint Co - and Winsor  & Newton, Daler Rowney, Rublev, Maimeri, Rembrandt, Wallace Seymour, Old Holland .... restrain me, someone!  In reality, one has to pick and choose; but when I find a company I can unreservedly recommend, I do: so that's Supreme Paint Co, and ACF canvases so far this year.  Oh, and how about a word for Easy-Frame?  Good quality materials, good prices, quick delivery; and Rosemary & Co brushes - well, I'm spoiling you now...  

Norrette Moore

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Agree about Rosemary and Supreme - thanks for the tip Robert. Easy Frame is new to me. I'll look them up.

Alan Bickley

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Although I’ve got my own Morso guillotine and other professional equipment, I have used Easy-frame on four occasions now, so eight frames in total. I’m really fussy, particularly for my exhibition submissions, and I expect a high standard… I’ve not been disappointed so far. Very good quality, clean cut mitres and they do glue as well as underpin each mitre… that’s important to prevent the joints from opening, which they will do if not glued as well as underpinned. Their website is clear and easy to negotiate, and they stock a reasonable selection of moulding, (albeit never enough), I’m generally after 55 - 65mm wide stuff for my 40 x 50cm oil paintings. Delivery is rapid, and extremely well packaged in strong boxes! I’m not on commission!

Jenny Harris

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I’d also thoroughly recommend Easyframe.  My local framer retired last year and I bought online for the first time - after looking at numerous framing sites I bought several frames from Easyframe and couldn’t fault their work or excellent service, and their prices are very competitive.  The only thing with buying online is that you get acrylic instead of glass, but if it’s good quality it’s hard to tell the difference and does make paintings much lighter to carry, which helps when you’ve got quite a few to get to and from exhibitions.  

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Alan Bickley

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Another positive recommendation from Jenny… I actually prefer the acrylic, I can’t tell any difference from glass, yes it’s also lighter, and I can post my sales, or exhibition submissions such as to Patchings, without the fear of glass breakage! You get a 2-hour tracked window which is useful…

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Marjorie Firth

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Frame- Express is another good one - the acrylic ( instead of glass) is excellent if you want to post. I also used it in frames at our recent club exhibition, it looked good. Also, there is a PERSON at the other end of the phone and they are very pleasant and helpful - I made some boobs with measurements! Reasonably priced too.