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From USA
11.Sep.07 |
I knew almost nothing about
LeFranc oils. Decided to try them. Very Nice paint. Very nice web site.
Thank you, Jacqui |
Jenny Almaguer
23.Apr.07 |
Beautiful and useful web site for
beginners, thank you Zest-it for all the important information.
Thank you, Jacqui (see my email to you) |
Anissa
1.Jul.06 |
You have a wonderful website!
It's very informative and you have a lot of great information for
beginners and novices.
Thank you. Jacqui |
Eric Wilson
17.Jun.06 |
I highly recommend Zest-it to all
oil painters who dislike the smell of turps. Eric Wilson. UK
www.ericwilson.co.uk
Thank you Eric, Jacqui |
Richard Young
25.May.06 |
My complements on a truly
excellent, informative and easy to navigate website.
http://www.ryoung-art.com
Thank you Richard, Jacqui |
Jan Philpott
15.Mar.06 |
Firstly I would like to
complement you on your wonderful website. Could you please assist me, I am
trying to paint in oil colours a Reduced Contrast Chart. Red to Grey and
then to green (Prussian Blue and Light Cad Yellow) Red to Green..5 steps
in between. with 3 steps of Tints and 2 of Shades. Could you please
confirm the best way to do this. Thanking you in anticipation. Yours
sincerely, Jan Philpott
See my e-mail to you, Jacqui |
Jayne
9.Feb.06 |
Hi, thanks for a wonderful
website! Having no knowledge of painting at all, I decided to join a night
class, which is very good but no one's explained any of the basics i.e.
what you actually DO with the paints. This page has told me everything I
wanted to know - right down to washing the brushes! Brilliant - thanks a
lot!
Thank you Jayne, it's good to know, Jacqui |
Jen Woods.
2.Dec.05 |
Hi, I'm just learning to paint
with oils, and just wanted to say that I have found your web site very
useful!! its so nice to come across a web site that actually has some
useful information! I wanted to do some research on oil paints before I
actually started and have been doing a lot of searching trying to find
some information, once again, thanks! I hope to start painting soon! Jen.
Thank you Jen for your comments, much appreciated,
Jacqui |
Jo
22.Aug.05 |
Love you're website! Very
informative. Thanks, Jo
Thank you Jo, Jacqui |
Georgia
27.Jul.05 |
Beautiful flowers. Great site.
Very Helpful.
Thank you Georgia, Jacqui |
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Alex
10.Jul.05 |
I have used Zest-it thinners for
the first time, & it is a huge relief not to suffer any of the unpleasant
reactions that I associate with turps.
I mixed it into oil-paint without linseed oil and I really appreciate its
properties - notably more even glazing, improved handling, clarity &
drying time.
Once dry, the colours are a very matte. This has removed a long standing
problem of reflections when subsequently photographing & reproducing.
Another plus.
I have then oiled out to give a finish to the painting and shall varnish
in 6 months time.
Will there be any long term problems with stability by using this method,
please?
Many thanks for your help and for your product.
Thank you Alex and there will be no problems, as in
my e-mail to you, Jacqui |
Margaret
22.Jun.05 |
Thanks for a great site -
informative, clear, helpful and enjoyable.
Thank you Margaret, Jacqui |
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Bhavini S 20.May.05 |
Excellent Web-site! Brilliantly
organised, planned and layed out. The advice given is written in such an
easy to understand, user friendly manner. Well done :) Any chance of a
section on Pastels (my favourite medium)?
Thank you very much Bhavini, Pastels may be added in
the near future, Jacqui |
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Steve B 02.Nov.04 |
I enjoyed your information on oil
painting as I am in the offshore gas services industry and it is slightly
related to my field. Your methods and ideas are very educational and
enlightening. Please visit our online web home detailing our
offshore oil
and gas services. Have a great day Steve B
Thanks Steve, Jacqui. Some of the views
are outstanding! |
David Willis
13.Jul.04 |
Hi Jacqui from Ireland,
I have just had a look at your Web site and I must say it is excellent,
wishing you all the best. David Willis.
Many thanks David, Jacqui |
Jill Myers
22.Jun.04 |
Great site. Thank you for the
insight and easy explanations in colour and oil painting.
Thank you, Jacqui |
Murty A
16.Jun.04 |
Praise on Tuition. I appreciate
very much for the manner you tutored the subject to the reader. Best
Wishes, Murty.
Thank you very much, Jacqui |
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Harrison Mansfield 22.Mar.04 |
Thank you very much for this
great web site. I am currently taking GCSE art
and wanted to try using oil paints as they have always interested me.
Thanks
to this site i now have some understanding of basic techniques and loads
of
ideas for experimentation. Thanks for giving me a starting point.
Thank you Harrison- I wish you well with your
painting, Jacqui |
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Richard W. Ross 20.Jan.04 |
Thanks, I enjoyed your web site
very much. It explains some of the basics well enough for a beginner like
me to understand.
That's good to know, thank you, Jacqui |
VOX Translations
10.Dec.03 |
Congratulations on a great,
interesting web site www.voxtranslations.com
Thank you, Jacqui |
Jessica
02.Dec.03 |
it think the web site is a very
good web site
Thank you Jessica, Jacqui |
Omar V. Emmons
03.Jul.03 |
Just found your web site. Enjoyed
reading all of the helpful tips and suggestions. I am an amateur, but I
enjoy making a mess. I love all types of media, but I prefer oil, pen and
ink, and pencil drawings. Water-colour is great when some one else does
it. Thanks for letting me look. Omar
Thank you Omar, glad you enjoyed the site, Jacqui |
Maureen Bulmer
29.Jan.03 |
Well, every time I drop in to
have a peep at the website it has grown and grown! What an
interesting site this is, so informative, educational, well thought out, A
lot of work is put into this, congratulations and good luck, keep on
'growing '.
Thank you Maureen , 'a little encouragement goes a
long way', Jacqui |
Lisa Greer
11.Sep.02 |
Wow,
What can I say ! Well done you all involved in compiling your web page.
I have just started to learn Folk Art Painting and have been totally
frustrated with how to mix colours, what brushes to use when, and in
general learning technique in brush stroking. Admittedly I use acrylic
paints (Jo Sonja) but their web site is absolutely useless to learn what
I have from yours. I am searching for a basic colour chart at present to
learn how to mix colours eg: vibrant purple or a warm pink. Your web
site has given me the knowledge to now look at the paints I have already
brought and find out exactly what colours I have brought (warm or cool
or tones etc) and my be I shall have to start making my own colour chart
to learn more about mixing colours. The books I have been collecting
from a News agency lately have beautiful pic, but when you get to the
bottom of each article, they don't tell you really how to paint the
flower ie: how to brush stroke the leaves using what brush etc...any how
I will keep on searching the web and find my answers eventually.
Thank
you once again. Kindest regards Lisa Greer
Thank you Lisa see my separate e-mail to you.. |
Eva.
7.Jul.02 |
Finally, a terrific site with
"wonderful" information. Your artwork is lovely. Thanks.
Thank you very much, your comments are
appreciated, Jacqui. |
Trpimir.
25.Jun.02 |
Hello ! Very nice and interesting
Site ! :-)
Thank you for your comments, Jacqui |
| Stephine.
11.Jun.02 |
I needed information for some
course work and i found your site very useful. The layout is clear and
the language used it very understandable. Thank you for you help.
Thank you very much, your comments are
appreciated, Jacqui |
Lisa.
26.May.02 |
I just love your art work I wish
i was as good as you many thanx Lisa
Thank you very much for your comments, Jacqui |
Catherine
17.Mar.02 |
thanks, this site helped loads
with my GCSE textiles. i needed info on colour and you came to my
rescue!!!
Glad to know you found the site informative,
Jacqui. |
Sarah
13.Nov.01 |
Hiya I'm doing me higher national
in art and design at the moment, we have just started a term on
colour...I found your web page very helpful ...
all very helpful ... easy to read ... helped me loads
thank you :0)
Thank you Sarah, and for taking the time to let me
know, Jacqui |
Rose
11.Nov.01 |
Well done web site, easy to work.
Do you have a supplier in Australia for your product?
I teach easy techniques in Acrylic and Oil and would like to try out
your products.
I have added your site for my students to visit as it is excellent for
all levels from beginners to advanced.
Well done
Thank you very much Rose, it's so good when people
give you feedback and encouragement, much appreciated, Jacqui |
Mark Thorley
29.Oct.01 |
I am a collage art student and
have found the site of great use. Thank you.
Thank you Mark, it's good to know. Jacqui |
| Jani Metso
24.Oct.01 |
After searching the web for some
environment and user friendly paints and solvents etc., with not much
success, I came over to your site, for which I am very glad and reliefed.
I'm a very beginner/amateur with art/painting, and I almost left the
hobby because of the toxious elements & substances which are so
widely utilized when, for example, painting in oils is concerned. I
thank you very much for presenting this kind of safe alternative. I feel
that many artists are stuck with their conservative bias and prejudices,
so they don't like to accept, or that they feel it very hard to put up
with this kind of new and progressive development, which may deviate
quite much (or so they might think) from their old and routine-like,
moth-eaten and destructive habits - which have often no real basis
whatsoever.
I'd really like to see Zest-it here in Finnish stores, too.
Thank you again - you are doing a great service for us all, and the
nature, by offering more safer alternative.
Thank you Jani and please see my e-mail to you
Jacqui |
Angie
09.Oct.01 |
What would people like me do,
without people like you. Many thanks, Angie.
Thanks Angie and you're welcome, Jacqui |
John
31.Aug.01 |
I know you're an excellent
teacher and oil painter, but your also an excellent web site designer.
Thank you, John. P.S. How about a Pastel section?
Thank you very much John and I'll see what I can
do, Jacqui |
Colin
25.Aug.01 |
I like your site very much and
thanks for the idea about the catalogue, Colin
www.dalescraft.com
Thank you and I hope it works, Jacqui |
Megan
05.May.01 |
I think your web site is great,
many thanks, Megan.
Thank you Megan, Jacqui |
Jackie Costa
02.May.01 |
Your site is fantastic. A real
help to my students, many thanks, Jackie.
Thank you Jackie and I'm glad to hear it, Jacqui. |
Phil Thomlinson
27.Apr.01 |
Impressive web site.
Many thanks Phil, Jacqui |
| Christine Belanger 26.Apr.01 |
Love the warmth in your art work.
Beautiful work! All the Best, Christine.
Thank you very much, Jacqui |
| Maureen Bulmer
09.Feb.01 |
Thank you for such an inspiring
and educational site, but thank you most of all for introducing me to
Zest-It: This has proved the solution to all my problems with oil
painting, it is BRILLIANT! No more strong [painful] odours! I now
recommend it to everyone I come across who paints with oils. I am a much
happier painter now...Maureen.
I'm so pleased for you Maureen, and thank you. Jacqui |
Malcom Davis
05.Jan.01 |
I have to say I am impressed by
the web site.
Many thanks Malc, Jacqui |
| Ken Twist.
15.Dec.00 |
Thank you for providing such a
valuable and pleasant site. As a new starter painting flowers I have
gained a lot.
I know it must take a great deal of time to produce a tutorial such as
the amaryllis. But more of this type would be great. Visit Ken's
web site
Thank you Ken and I'll see what I can do about another flower, Jacqui |
Rizky Alnan
23.Nov.00 |
Thanks.
You are welcome, Jacqui |
John
13.Oct.00 |
Jacqui, I just love the cottage,
John www.paintingsandprints2.co.uk
Thanks John and I think your new site will be good
for everyone, Jacqui |
Lyndelle
30.Aug.00 |
I am very interested and
impressed by your web site.
Thank you Lyndelle, Jacqui |
Marcus Martinez
28.Aug.00 |
I like your web site; it answered
many questions for me.
It's good to know, thank you Marcus . Jacqui. |
Diane Folkin
08.Aug.00 |
I have just been looking at your
lovely website....any suggestions for starting in oils please.
See my e-mail and thank you Diane. Jacqui |
Mary
07.Jun.00 |
I just love your site, it has
helped me so much, many thanks.
That was part of the intention, thank you Mary for
letting me know. Jacqui |
Mrs. S.R. Sutton
6.Apr.00 |
Your web site is brilliant.
It is very informative and extremely attractive.
Congratulations.
Thank you Mrs. Sutton. Jacqui |
John
4.Feb.00 |
I find your site a real help to
beginners like me and thank you for taking the time to answer my
questions.
Glad to help John. Jacqui. |
Graeme
24.Nov.99 |
A great site, I was convinced it
had been done professionally.
Complement indeed Graeme, thank you, Jacqui. |
Tricia.
3.Nov.99 |
Having just visited your site, I
have to say I'm impressed. I found the Tole section interesting, I have
never been very keen on the style of work, but the history has
definitely given me a different view, thank you. The thing I liked most
was the speed and the ease of navigation.
Thanks so much Tricia, Jacqui. |
Stu.
2.Nov.99 |
I'm Impressed. Refreshing change
from the normal 'run of the mill' web sites.
Thanks,
Stu. |
Tracey.
30.Oct.99 |
Think the site is
brilliant!
Thanks to Your help. |
