Occhuzzie's December's Featured Artist~Kaytee Esser

Kaytee Esser lives and works on her boat in beautiful Hilton Head Island, SC. She is known for her colorful paintings of boats, people, dogs, cats and horses.

Kaytee also teaches workshops in portraiture, pastel, oil, drawing and more.

Her paintings can be found in private collections in the US and Canada. She is an award winning artist with a B.F.A. in Painting from Kutztown University in Pennsylvania.

Here is my story with Occhuzzie’s paints:

I am an oil painter that lives on a boat. I paint on my flybridge which can be very trying because my studio is very affected by the weather. I live in Hilton Head Island so the weather here is mostly very hot. I have been using a variety of paints but they all dry out really fast. I find I am constantly putting out more color. Then last year, I went to SCAD and found the Occhuzzie booth. I bought a Napthol Red because I use that color the most and I wanted to test out this paint in a jar. It turned out to be the best paint I ever bought. It stays fresh no matter what the weather is and really adds dimension to my work. I am looking forward to getting the rest of the colors on my palette. Thank you Occhuzzie Paint Company!



For Commission inquiry contact:

Kaytee Esser

Email: Kaytee@KayteeEsser.com
Website: http://www.kayteeesser.com/

Or Call: 843-476-9059

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American Artist article on Occhuzzie!

Drawing: Graphite and Charcoal in the Form of Oil Paint?

Occhuzzie Paint Company, a small manufacturer based in Charlotte, North Carolina, unveiled two new pigments at the Savannah College of Art & Design's Art Materials Show, held at the beginning of October. One featured ground graphite suspended in linseed oil, and the other featured ground charcoal in linseed oil. The graphite "paint" has an ever-so-slight sheen that betrays its roots, and the charcoal has the rich blackness one would expect. Lance Main, the founder of Occhuzzie, says he had underdrawings (underpaintings?) in mind when he came up with these two paints. The logic seems sound: Use charcoal or graphite that is already infused with linseed oil so the underdrawing is of the same material as the color portion of the painting.
Occhuzzie's paints seem well equipped to create excellent grisaille underpaintings, but how do they interact with mixing whites or titanium white? I'm sharing the samples Main gave me with some artist-friends to see what they think. Regardless of whether these two paints take off, Main is on to something. His handmade colors are gaining the respect of top-level artists. For more information, visit Occhuzzie's website at www.occhuzziepaintcompany.com. And check back here and in the pages of Drawing mag to see the results of artists' tests on these materials.






Graphite and Charcoal Paint@text:Blurring the boundary between painting and drawing are two new paints from Occhuzzie Paint Company: charcoal and graphite pigments. The family-owned business, which is gaining a reputation for high-quality handmade paints, infused powdered graphite and powdered charcoal with linseed oil to produce jars of paint. Used as an underdrawing, the paints could create a true grisaille if laid down as blocks of tone, or will sit under oil paint more stably as a linear underdrawing because it has already been fused with the oil. The two new paints are available in 125ml and 65ml jars. For more information, visit www.occhuzziepaintcompany.com.

Occhuzzie's Newest Colors!

OPC is introducing 2 new colors!

Charcoal & Graphite!

The Charcoal is a rich gritty black, transparent, that is great for toning down values and creating shadows.

The Graphite is actual lead pencil in oil. A nice metallic luminous gray that will shine through on your paintings. Has large gray scale from dark rich to hard pencil light. Great for doing ground work and blending.

OPC will be attending the SCAD Trade Show in October!

Occhuzzie Paint Company will be returning as a vendor at the Savannah College of Art & Design, Art & Materials Annual Trade Show.
The Show is in historic downtown Savannah, GA, featuring lectures, workshops, and a premier selection of artists' material available to the public for purchase at discounted prices.

Trade Show Hours:
Friday, Oct. 3, 9am to 5pm
Saturday, Oct. 4, 9am to 5pm
Sunday, Oct. 5, 10am to 3pm

The event is free & open to the public.
For more info visit www.scad.edu/tradeshow

Occhuzzie looks forward to seeing you there!

Occhuzzie is now in Savannah!

Occhuzzie's paint line is now sold in ShopSCAD, located at 340 Bull Street in Savannah, GA.

ShopSCAD is a unique gallery store that exclusively features the artwork, and artful products of students, faculty & alumni of the Savannah College of Art & Design. Please visit them or their website at http://www.shopscadonline.com/

We are delighted to be in Savannah!

Naples Yellow

Due to high demand, we are currently out of Naples Yellow! Sorry for the inconvenience.