Michael Wilcox, Author, Inventor, and Founder of the Michael Wilcox School of Colour. 

  Michael Wilcox has an extensive professional background as an author, professional artist, conservator of artworks, lecturer, engineer, and inventor.

  During his research towards a Post Graduate Diploma in Art and Design at Curtin University Western Australia, he spent equal time within the art and science departments, studying light physics in relation to the needs of the artist and designer. This research led to his book 'Blue and Yellow Don’t Make Green', first published in 1988. This innovation led to the development of the patented 'Split Primary System™' and 'Colour Bias Wheel™'*. Together with 'Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green', this work changed the way that countless artists, designers, and craft workers now mix and use colour. It was the first breakthrough in this area in over 200 years.

  Continued research led to the publication of 'The Wilcox Guide to the Finest Watercolour Paints'. This book led to many changes both in the art material industry and in the pigments used in artists’ paints. Other books followed, including a series of ‘Colour Notes’, each designed to examine a particular aspect of colour mixing and use for a specific element. Two books and CDs explaining colour to children, 'What is Colour?' and 'Colours Around Us', have been well received by the education establishment. A book and CD guiding the home decorator adds to the list.

  Another work, 'Colour Harmony and Contrast for the Artist', analyzes the reaction to various colour combinations and offers a sound basis and further insight for the thinking artist. His latest book, 'Glazing with an Emphasis on the Craft of Painting', is the result of 10 years of research into the glazing techniques of the Old Masters. The result of the study equips the artist of today with the techniques of glazing developed by the Masters. Lessons from the past are brought fully up to date.

  His publications have been translated into many languages, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean, and Dutch.

  In addition to his research and writing, Mr. Wilcox has developed specialist mixing palettes, workbooks, CDs, DVDs, and home study courses, and has now expanded into the world of online courses.

  A range of artists’ paints of the finest quality have been developed and are available. Consisting of just 12 colours, they give the maximum range available from a limited palette – not just in mixed hues but in transparencies and opacities.

  The School of Colour operates on an international basis and will continue to develop based on the firm belief that art and science must once again come together. The first time that they assisted each other led to the Renaissance and the second to the Impressionists. What will the third merger bring to artists, designers, craft workers, decorators, and all users of colour?

 
  Mr. Wilcox has given seminars worldwide to artists in the USA, Canada, the UK, Europe, Singapore, New Zealand, and Australia. Workshops have been taught to Art Conservators in NYC at the Institute of Fine Arts Conservation Center, and the University of London, and talks presented to the International Colour Society.

  If you have any questions about the School of Colour, their books, or other products, feel free to contact Lorraine Ulen:  courses@schoolofcolour.com.

* The Split Primary System™, Colour Bias Wheel™, and the Wilcox Mixing Palettes™ are patented in  the USA, Japan, and Australia.
 

**Author and chicken at center in the photograph, flanked by siblings.