What do I mean by desert green? Feast your eyes on the cacti and agaves below to see: Did you spot the baby saguaro? 🙂 This opaque dusty green really used to trip me up when I first got started with watercolors. But not anymore! I found some key colors Read more…
I’m super excited to share a project that’s been in the works for a while now: a Cactus Palette Collab with Letter Sparrow! Kelly makes some of the best handmade paints that I’ve ever used, hands-down. This is like a dream come true. It will come in a Folio palette Read more…
I had so many requests for info on the little palette I’m using for the Nature Spot Challenge — so here you go! Colors are: DS = Daniel Smith, WN = Winsor and Newton Just let me know if you have any questions, and happy nature spotting! PS. You can Read more…
Choosing paints to put on your palette is very personal — it depends on where you live, what you like to paint, how much you enjoy color mixing, and more. Someone who does botanical art will have a very different palette than someone who focuses on urban scenes. I live Read more…
What are nature spots, you ask? They’re spots of color to mark your observations while out in nature. Be it a flower, butterfly, amazing rock formation or magnificent mountain, nature spots are a great way to document a subject without taking up too much time. Fill up a journal to Read more…
Tips and tricks on how I keep the pans for my Art Toolkit palettes organized.
I’ve been wanting to start a perpetual journal for a while now and I finally dove in! I wanted to do a quick writeup since several friends have asked me about it. First off, what is a perpetual journal, you ask? It’s the brainchild of Lara Call Gastinger, and in Read more…
I love tinkering with my palette and switching it up for the seasons. I put together this fall/winter version in my Art Toolkit Folio so that I could play with lots of reds, oranges and yellows plus have some moody darks and easy ways to mix snow. I also tried Read more…
I just finished up my Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling and thought I’d post a review. (Find it HERE in Jack’s shop.) For those who haven’t heard of him, John Muir “Jack” Laws is one of my heroes — I think of him as the father of the nature journaling Read more…
Do you ever dream about watercolors? I do! And I had a dream about a new Art Toolkit Folio palette configuration and had to try it! 🙂 Say hello to my new setup for World Watercolor Month — on the left! I had been using this as a mixing palette, Read more…