I did a small painting a year ago that has sat in my sunny studio with no ill effect. As far as the technology goes, I would like to know more too and have written to Nancy Elliott at Genesis. Her email is
[email protected] Maybe if you contact her too, she will help us here.
Genesis is classified as "oil paint" and really handles like it...except that it drys very quickly at the artist's convenience....unlike the traditional stuff.
I do not know how long Genesis has been around, but if it doesn't perform as advertised, the company will soon be in trouble.
I doubt that any serious artist would consider using any brand of paint that proves unstable. My experience with Genesis has been very good and has actually been much better than I anticipated. In many ways I like it better than traditional oils.
Here's what I do not like about Genesis: They do not have a gloss medium on the market yet. (But I have been assured that they are working on this.)
The other thing that I do not like is that they have a satin finish varnish, but it does not go on smoothly....it holds a brushstroke and must be "fan brushed" to become smooth. And this is sometimes a pain.
At first I did not like their color system - Until I found a "recipe book" to show me how to mix the colors that duplicated my old palette I was going nuts. Now I think that their color system makes a lot more sense than most.
If you are interested in trying Genesis, I suggest getting a jar (it does not come in tubes) of titanium white and a jar of raw umber. You can play around (make an underpainting with these?) and test them out.
I also recommend the Genesis brushes...believe it or not, they are not only relatively inexpensive and very good, but they come with a LIFETIME guarantee! Really, I'm not kidding....you register the brush and if anything goes wrong, they'll replace it for free.