Abstract

The relationships between art and science are often unexplored. C.P. Snow state that they can be classified as "two cultures" (Snow,2). These two disciplines are not as different as we have been lead to think. They are related to each other at all levels of learning. The goal of this work is to show how art and science, specifically chemistry, are not separate realms of study, but parts of a whole.

Pigments, colored compounds, are important to both the artist and chemist. The chemist is interested in the preparation and formulas while the artist is interested in their properdes. The goal was to work both as an artist and as a chemist with pigments. Illustrations are included to alow the reader a better understanding of the text. The colors shown in Figures 1,2,6,7, and 8 are watercolors mixed to approimate the older pigments. The appendix contains equations for preparing the pigments, which will allow others to make and use their own pigments. Photographs of the paintings appear in the appendix as well.