Plein Air and Studio Tips and Equipment to make your painting experience even better.

2/27/2014

My first blog entry—The Palette Garage

Okay, I admit I haven't tried this yet, but I can't wait. An artist friend of mine showed it to me yesterday, and she is crazy about it. How can it not be wonderful? It can save your wet paint for weeks. Right there, I'm sold. And you can use it all kinds of ways to make plein air painting easier.

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This unassuming tube has seemingly magical properties. Yes, it can keep you paint from oxidizing for several weeks. At room temperature. The magic is in the air tight, lightweight tube and the clove oil that is contained in the end caps. No need to put clove oil on your paints, no mess. A small bottle of clove oil is included with the Palette Garage.
The Palette Garage comes in different sizes to fit your pochade box.
The instructions say to keep it horizontal, but I've been told by a reliable source that you can stick it in your backpack any old way.
Find it at: www.palettegarage.com. Go to their website to find out more about it.

This is from the Palette Garage website:

Keep your paint on this strip while painting (instead of on the palette surface)
Fits along edge of palette box or can be attached elsewhere to your setup
When finished, store the paint strip with your left-over paint in the "garage"
Supplement with new paint as needed
Non-chemically reactive material allows for easy removal of old paint..
Clips included to attach tray to palette
See their photos below:

U.S. Distributor of Rosemary & Co. Artist Brushes — claudiawilliams.com

12 Comments

Cynthia

3/5/2014 03:55:05 am

Wow, Claudia! That sounds great! I can't wait to try that! Thanks so much for sharing the info.

Jan

3/6/2014 10:35:27 am

That is so cool! I am aware of the wonders of clove oil, but this looks like an especially fine way to make use of it!

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3/6/2014 08:45:08 pm

I just have to say... this is about the Rosemary brushes. I gave a selection to my husband as a studio opening present. He has been painting for over 30 years and he LOVES these quality brushes. I'm so glad to have found a distributor in the states!

Adrienne Stone link

3/8/2014 01:16:33 am

Hi Claudia - Thanks for the info on products to make painting easier. Also, want you to know that I love the Rosemary brushes. I'm going to order the bristle ones next.

A Snyder

3/9/2014 04:30:40 am

For years I have been an admirer of Williams' work. Her sense of mood and feel for place are compelling. When checking her website, I was thrilled to find Rosemary brushes. Thank you for finally making them easier to obtain in the US! Moreover, thanks for your sensitivity to the needs of all artists and your kindness in giving back. Art IS a life form!

claudia williams

4/15/2014 08:52:15 am

I have found a flaw. I can't get the clips to hook the plastic paint holder to an Open Box M. The box is too wide where it hooks. It slides all over the place when not secured by the clips. Messy.

Nancy Bradley

8/13/2017 07:41:47 pm

Hi Claudia,

Did you get a response? have just sent an inquiry to see if the palette garage would work on my Edge Pro.

8/14/2017 04:58:36 am

Nancy, i am sorry, I don't know!

E S DeSanna

4/18/2014 01:09:13 pm

Thanks for reporting on new plein air products. And I will soon try the Rosemary Brushes.

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7/24/2022 08:21:08 am

I will be buying the 12" palette garage. I would also buy a 10" palette garage to fit into my new ugo plein air palette box. Would you consider making a 10"?