I just learned that acrylic paints have been around for sixty-one years now. The first commercially available acrylics, called Magna paints, were developed by Leonard Bocour and Sam Golden in 1947. I love the feel and especially the smell of oils, but in terms of ease of use, they pale in comparison to acrylics. The artist needs no harsh, flammable chemicals, just water. Over the years acrylic paint has been embraced by an initally resistant artistic community-famous artists who have used acrylics include Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Frank Stella and Ed Ruscha. The following works are not famous, but impressive nontheless and shown here because they were all done in acrylic...thanks to Mr. Bocour and Mr. Golden.