Sunday, January 9, 2011

Nova Color Paint

This is A Little Find.

I have gone to this factory warehouse for many years, and each and every time I am as excited to go as the last time.  It is in Los Angeles – the Culver City area, not far from Santa Monica.  You drive to the address which feels like an alley instead of a real street.  You park, and you knock on the door.  You are welcomed in, and then it happens.  You are looking at what looks like a grocery store in the canned goods aisle – only instead of peas and beets, you are looking at this feast of gorgeous color.  Row upon row, top to bottom.  I like to just stand there and have a moment.  Drinking in all this wonderfulness.  I believe these to be some of the best pigments around.  The palette is fabulous. The prices are discounted.  And the containers hold ample amounts in their own little lidded cups.  They also have artist tools – brushes, Gesso, glazes, emulsions.  I believe you can call them and they will send you a hand made (like a glop of finger paint on a poster) sampler to see the real colors.  You could order on line, but you would be missing this delicious chance to be surrounded by this stuff. 

Nova Color Paint
5894 Blackwelder Street, Culver City

Come back often...
Bonnie

2 comments:

  1. Love your new blog. It is zoo you. Look forward to great finds and ideas

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  2. I meant soo you not zoo. Couldn't find the undo on my iPad,

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