As an oil colorist you deserve the very best colors to paint with.  Blockx oil colors are pure, rich colors that make communication of your ideas simpler and more natural.  Blockx has been made in the same way in Belgium by family members for over 140 years.  Today Blockx is the oldest artist paint manufacturer continuously run and operated by a family. Blockx illustrious story began when Jacques Blockx  a noted chemist at the time was asked by his artist friends to make reliable oil colors that would be permanent and extremely expressive.  His formulas for permanent and lightfast colors are legendary and carefully guarded by the Blockx family today.  All Blockx colors are made with the maximum concentration of pigment, ground on extra slow rotating stone mills in pure non-yellowing poppy seed oil.  Colors are so vivid that artists who first experience Blockx are overwhelmed with their natural beauty.  Blockx oils are a true tactile experience as they are creamy but firm and allow the artist to feel the color under brush or painting knife.  For over 140 years a Blockx family member has held a degree in chemistry and has tested every single batch of color to personally insure absolute quality and satisfaction.   A labor of love, this color is not a commodity but an artists’ life blood allowing pure freedom of expression unmatched by any other color in the world.  When you hold a tube of Blockx in your hand you are holding the color of Rene Magritte, Salvador Dali and Frank Stella and hundreds of other artists that not only use and used the color but swore by it. Indeed Blockx is a bit more expensive then other artists oil colors but they are certainly worth every penny.  Blockx oils can improve your results and at the very least make your painting experience more pleasurable and rewarding.  We sell all 84 colors in both 35ml studio tubes and 200ml professional tubes.  An investment in Blockx is an investment in your art and truly one that will pay dividends in the future.