Attention Artists and Collectors! The following information is for those of you that want to know more about colors and history of liquid acrylics and how they are put together before a company retails it. This is important and is a wonderful opportunity to share and educate others....


Sap Green was made of the small berries from any shrub in the Buckthorn family, of which there are a handful of varieties. The Buckthorn is native to the near east, but has been cultivated in Europe since Roman times. The ripe berries could be used to make a pink dye, while the unripe berries produce a yellow juice or sap used to dye cloth and to make a yellow pigment called Sap Green. Green was and is the most popular color from the impressionist age. Green is a calming color and impressionist artists used in most if not all their paintings. I personally use it in all of mine, even when I mix sap green and indigo, I get a rich and fabulous glow in the dark tint. Most of you have seen my paintings and commented on dark areas. I do not use the color black nor the color white in acrylics or watercolors. When I mix sap green in oils I get the soft color of grass that is so calming to all my work once dry. Thank you for letting me share.

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