Blue Ridge Oil Paints are excellent. I first contacted them when cremnitz I’ve been using Blue Ridge oil colors almost exclusively for over 10 years . Eric Silver does a terrific job making high quality paint at a reasonable price point – and I love working with a small company working out of a rural setting  that cares about their customers  and not a large faceless  name brand who has no idea who buys from them. After all  I think of paint/color  as an intimate and personal material.  And  Eric even worked with me early on to perfect my preferred  flake white mixture and we went back and forth until it was absolutely spot on.  I use tons  of paint –  I get 3 gallons of my white at a time, and Eric has managed to seamlessly keep up with my copious quantity needs !

I’ve been using Blue Ridge Oil paint for the last 5 years and in that time I’ve seen a huge difference in my work. The pigment loading is generous, the colors clean and bright and the the range is top notch. I love their approach to oil paint, nothing is held back, yet, there’s a old masters vibe to what comes out of the tube. Pure color, limited ingredients, made like the masters used to. Now Blue Ridge is all I use. I also recommend it to my thousands of students online!

“I’ve been getting many of my major “work horse” colors from Blue Ridge for the past two years and have been very pleased with them. The tints are clean and the prices are extremely competitive. I’m happy to recommend them to my friends and students.”

“Ultimately, pure, brilliant and nuanced oil colors in well-crafted, responsive oil paint are essential to realizing the depth of the painter’s individuality. The use of the paint can be rich and subtle or frank and direct. But without the possibilities existing in the paint, the full gamut of expression remains unreachable to the painter. Blue Ridge Oil Colors provide those possibilities.
The integrity of a paint can only be determined by its maker, and likewise the integrity of the transactions between the paint maker and the painter. Eric Silver has gained a reputation for having ideals, for making superb artist oil paints and for having genuine integrity, which is something the world needs more of. Blue Ridge paint has become associated with an honest relationship between high principles and remarkable products. We recommend it highly to our students at the San Francisco Studio School, as well as using it ourselves.”

“I discovered Blue Ridge oils several years ago and find them to be of the highest quality. Its always a pleasure to find a product where the maker does not compromise quality and effort. I’d recommend Blue Ridge oils to any serious artist who won’t settle for less than the best.”

Blue Ridge paints are true professional quality—easily on par with the big “blue chip” brands I’ve used, but at a much more affordable price. The colors are rich and consistent, and the handling is spot on, making them a pleasure to work with. I’m also glad to support a small, family-run business where you know each tube is made with real care. It feels good to use paint that’s both top-notch and made by people who genuinely care about the craft.

I have been working with these guys since years now! With lots of hard work and timely “After using Blue Ridge Oils for over a year they have turned out to be everything I hoped for. After a few months I felt they were worthy of recommending to my fellow members of the Plein Air Painters of the Southeast. Believe me, I did not take that step lightly. Since then I have recommended them at all of my workshops and to anyone else that paints.

“I have been using the Blue Ridge Oils exclusively for several years. I like the consistency on my brush and how the brush strokes build up on the canvas. I don’t need to add medium to get a nice flow from the paint. The tinting strength is much better than the paint I had used for decades. The customer service is outstanding. So glad to find this superior product.”

“I just wanted to let you know, how blown away I was the other day when I used your tube of cobalt violet oil paint. After trying practically every other cobalt violet made under the Sun, I had consigned myself to the fact that it is a very weak pigment and I use it according to that theory, I have continued to use the color because there is no other like it. However your cobalt violet seemed to defy the rule and it went down beautiful with plenty of pigment strength. I also love your Flemish white and all the samples and colors that you sent me, the colors are rich and pure. Working with you has been like having my own expert color-man, it’s how it should be, and just like it was in the past for all of the great artists. I am looking very forward to using more of your quality paint.”

Blue Ridge Oil Paints are excellent. I first contacted them when cremnitz white became more difficult and much more expensive than ever before. Blue Ridge was making it and their prices seem very fair. Eric Silver answers any questions you may have and is a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend this source for the highest quality professional oil paints.