Michael Harding is an uncompromising man who produces oil paint in his factory in the small community of Cwmbran, Wales. Since he started tearing color 1982 they have gained the reputation of being the market's premier oil paints. As a young art student, Michael was dreaming of painting as "the old masters". The phrase is well-worn, but the old paintings is still radiating - of a compassionate genius of course, but also of the vibrant life of the color layers. How did they do? How could the paintings last century after the century? Michael realized that one of the problems was in the materials themselves. A long journey took as a result led to a modest production in his own apartment. Due to the unusually high quality of the colors, he soon received orders from The Royal College of Art and The Victoria and Albert Museum. As explained in the blog post on quality grades, a new degree has begun to be mentioned: premium. Michael Harding's colors fall into that category. However, they should be seen as just what they are: clean craft products for discerning painters of a passionate craft.