L.Cornelissen & Son

13/03/2026

13/03/2026

Still de Grain, a natural yellow lake pigment made from unripe buckthorn berries. A favourite of Vermeer, Rembrandt and Rubens… and also our colleague who (sadly) is leaving today to (happily) pursue a career as a fine art printmaker.

05/03/2026

Our Victorian glass covered serving counter holds compartments crammed with watercolour tins, silverpoint paraphernalia and this particular display of nibs. All are usually half hidden beneath a plethora (aka a clutter) of glass jars containing our miniature travel brushes, micro point pens and ultra thin pencils. Next time you are waiting for your purchases to be wrapped in our brown paper bags, take a look in these cases, there are often special offers hidden amongst the items of historical interest and nuggets of information….

05/03/2026

A glimpse behind the scenes: our stretcher bars are handmade in our warehouse, we then hand stretch oil and acrylic primed linen canvases to order in the canvas room of our shop, for canvases up to 77.2 x 101 cm. For larger canvases we refer our customers to our sister company, .

29/01/2026

Our Iconography window 2026. Featuring works by students of renowned iconographer and writer, Aidan Hart, on the three-year, part-time Iconography Painting Programme at The King’s Foundation School of Traditional Arts. Artworks are created using many of our pigments, gold leaf and gilding tools. We have collaborated with Aidan Hart to make a set of 9 essential iconography pigments but we also offer a wide range of colours suitable for every discipline and available as raw pigment, in paint tubes, pans, oil sticks, pastels, pencils, drawing and printing inks.

10/12/2025

Aerocolour Inks always look festive, especially when viewed upside down and side on. Shake these gently before use to amalgamate the highly pigmented colour and use for a pen, brush, calligraphy and airbrush techniques.

10/12/2025

Schmincke Aerocolour Inks, viewed from the bottom of the glass bottle. Shake gently to amalgamate the highly pigmented colour and use for pen, brush, calligraphy and airbrush techniques.

06/12/2025

Our iconic pigment wall has been used in countless films, documentaries, books and magazines. But it is more than just a beautiful backdrop, it is the essence of everything we do at Cornelissen, sourcing and supplying the highest quality materials and tools for our customers, be they students or established artists.