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Edward Bulmer ’s Create Academy class, A Guide to Pigments, Paints & Palettes, is for many of us a heaven-sent opportunity. Color is one of the most elusive aspects of interior decoration and getting it “wrong” can be an expensive mistake. So, if you’ve ever been faced with the daunting task of choosing “the right” paint color for a room in your home, then you, too, can appreciate the value of lessons on color coming from someone who not only practices the art of interior decoration, but comes at it with a deep understanding of pigments and the discerning knowledge of what makes certain paint colors better (and more appropriate) than others.
With a passion for old English houses and their art collections, honed from years of experience working as a researcher for The National Trust, and then as an assistant to art restorer Alec Cobb, Edward Bulmer arrived at interior design as a natural destination. Working with Alec Cobb and mixing pigments and palettes for the restoration of art has led Bulmer to a great understanding of color from the perspective of artists as well as house painters and the premise of this class is his unique point of view that if a limited set of pigments are enough to create complex colors used by artists over the last 500 years, these same pigments should be enough to color the walls these masterpieces will be displayed on. Specializing in the decoration of historic houses, Edward Bulmer is also the founder of his eponymous paint company Edward Bulmer Natural Paint which manufactures paint in color palettes that are rooted in the history of the English country house, yet feel fresh and appropriate for modern-day homes. Edward Bulmer Natural Paints are above all unique in that they are non-toxic and created with minimal environmental impact.
A sequence of carefully edited lessons take us on a fascinating journey of pigments and color from the early days of mankind, when paint was used in cave dwellings and to record tales of bravery, love and conflict – to modern day decorating, when pigments and color are more readily available. We learn about the importance of earth pigments, the value of mineral pigments to convey social status throughout history and their power to combine to great effect and variety. Edward Bulmer shares valuable insight on how to choose paint colors and how to create harmonious decorative schemes that will enhance our sense of well-being and will lend a sense of timelessness to our homes.
Overall, it was an incredibly informative class that has forever changed my point of view on paint colors and I think it will do the same for you.
If you’d like to enroll in Edward Bulmer’s Create Academy class – A Guide to Pigments, Paints & Palettes – you can do so by clicking here. Create Academy generously offers all Café Design readers a 15% discount on any and all of their courses by using the promo code cafedesign15. To discover other inspiring Create Academy classes, make sure to check their online offering here.
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