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Tag Archives: Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors
Tools: My Watercolor Journal
So you’ve seen the back of this journal… my Ink Journal! Paints are in the front! I wanted to see all the paints I own and the ones I no longer own! *yesh, i pass on paints i don’t like … Continue reading
Posted in color, painting, process, watercolor
Tagged #colorcharts, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #holbeinwatercolor, #jazperstardust, #MGrahamwatercolors, #pfeifferart, #sennelierwatercolors, Daniel Smith watercolors, DaVinci watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, M.Graham watercolors, Primatek, watercolor
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Tools: Travel Palette, Three
Part 3, on other palettes and changing brands! Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… Okay, remember when I said that I was going to stick with December’s travel palette? I lied… I’ve changed it up twice and think … Continue reading
Posted in color, review, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Matteo Grilli, opaque, palette, Primatek, transparent paint, watercolor
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Tools: Studio Palette, Two
Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… After the travel palette sort, and after successfully trading some paints I didn’t want, I began to look at the paints that have ended up on the sidelines, and wondered about my … Continue reading
Posted in color, review, watercolor
Tagged #allthecolors, #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #Hahnemühle, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #studiopalette, #travelpalette, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Matteo Grilli, opaque, palette, Primatek, transparent paint, watercolor
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Tools: Taking Another Artist’s Palette Advice
Continued from Big Changes in My Travel Palette… An aside… Recently I took the advice of a USk sketcher I admire and bought a series of Holbein’s Antique “IRIDORI” Watercolors pigments… AAACK, bad paints! Be glad if you didn’t buy … Continue reading
Posted in color, creativity, review, watercolor
Tagged #danielsmithwatercolors, #davinciwatercolors, #holbeinwatercolor, #MGrahamwatercolors, #sennelierwatercolors, #travelpalette, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Matteo Grilli, opaque, palette, Primatek, transparent paint, watercolor
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Tools: Watercolors, 9, Mayan
“Mayan” watercolors began appearing as a fad name a few years ago. Loving Primateks, I wanted to try them… Cut to the chase, I was disappointed. Originally Mayan blue was developed by the Maya people, who ruled Mesoamerica from 290 … Continue reading
Tools: Watercolors, 8, Primateks
When I painted with acrylics (above) I was in love with the textural qualities of Golden Acrylics: ground hematite, sand, metallics. I mixed and pushed them to create textural patterns on both huge canvases and small paper sketches. It was … Continue reading
Tools: Organizing Studio Watercolors
My studio paints were overflowing from my big 30-years-old Prismacolor tin into a QoR watercolor tin. I hated the QoR tin. The rounds which you think would be great for watercolor mixing but they made the tin so it flips … Continue reading
Posted in color, tools, watercolor
Tagged Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Hahnemühle Post Cards, Holbein, pan watercolors, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, studio set-up, tins, tools, watercolor
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Tools: Daniel Smith Watercolors
What do you do when you have the flu? Sick, fuzzy-brained, I was seduced by the new line of Daniel Smith watercolors! I say seduced because I did not do what I should have, which is check the the Munsell … Continue reading
Posted in acrylic, art journal, color, tools, watercolor
Tagged #365sketch2017, art journal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Fineline masking fluid, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Holbein, Lamy Joy, M.Graham, Nostalgie by Hahnemühle, Nostalgie Sketch Book Journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, watercolor
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Tools: Watercolors, 7, Black, White, Grey and Sparkly Colors!!
Each Sunday this summer I am looking at my paint “collection”: Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange; Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to Yellows Tool: Watercolors, 4, Blues to Greens Tools: Watercolors, 5, Violet and Purple Tools: Watercolors, 6, Browns … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, watercolor
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, black, charcoal, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, favorite, graphite, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, grey, Holbein, iridescent, M.Graham watercolors, Mayan paints, opaque, paynes grey, Primatek, QoR watercolors, Sennelier, transparent paint, watercolor, white
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Tools: Watercolors, 6, Browns and Golds
Each Sunday for the next few weeks I am looking at my paint “collection”, and why I have keepers and ‘meh’ colors that I probably won’t buy again. Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, color, process, tools, watercolor
Tagged #WorldWatercolorMonth, brown, Daniel Smith watercolors, favorite, gold, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Holbein, M.Graham watercolors, Mayan paints, opaque, Primatek, QoR watercolors, quinacridone gold, rust, Sennelier, transparent paint, watercolor
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Tools: Watercolors, 5, Violet and Purple!
Each Sunday this summer I am looking at my paint “collection”: Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange; Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to Yellows Tools: Watercolors, 4, Blues to Greens I hated pink and purple as a girl; I was … Continue reading
Tool: Watercolors, 4, Blues to Greens
Each Sunday this summer I am looking at my paint “collection”: Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink Tools: Watercolors, 3, Greens to Yellows. I had to make myself purchase blues. I love turquoise blues, and bought Primateks when I … Continue reading
Tools: Watercolors, 1, Yellow-Orange
For the next few weeks I am looking at my paint “collection.” I know better now how to judge what paints to buy, what I might love, and what I have — but it has taken me actually studying (*shudder* … Continue reading
Tools: Watercolors, 2, Red-Pink
Each Sunday for the next few weeks I am looking at my paint “collection.” OOPS. I HIT PUBLISH BY MISTAKE AND NO ERRORS. HOW OFTEN DOES THAT HAPPEN? SO THIS WEEK’S WILL BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK! Because of this mistake, … Continue reading
VSW: Hawaii, Oahu Palms
Ink drawing, shadow inks (grisaille), then watercolors. Moleskin 8×11 watercolor journal, Platinum Carbon pen, Lamy Al-Star with De Atramentis Document Black, Noodler’s inks, and Daniel Smith , Holbein, and QoR watercolors. I started a Facebook group page (you must join … Continue reading
Posted in art journal, drawing, landscape, memory, painting, pen & ink, process, sketchbook, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, beach, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, grisaille, Hawaii, Holbein, Lexington Grey Noodlers ink, Moleskin Watercolor journal, Oahu, ocean, Pacific Ocean, palm trees, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk
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USk: St. James Lutheran Church
Experimenting with color after taking a class… I am often bored by stone buildings, but several interesting water-colorists use what-ever color where-ever they want. This is one of the stone churches we pass on our way to the Saturday Market … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, color, pen & ink, sketchbook, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #thursdaydoors, Daniel Smith watercolors, Fabriano Watercolor journal, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, St. James Lutheran Church, SW Portland
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USk: Art Gallery Door, Alphabet District
There is this amazing rusty metal door going into the art gallery on Raleigh. It is a wild thing, all twisted and colorful and rough and organic. I did my best; but gads, what a door. It pops out of … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, pen & ink, urban sketchers, watercolor
Tagged #thursdaydoors, Alphabet District Portland, Daniel Smith watercolors, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, NW Portland, Pentalic HB woodless pencil, Platinum Carbon pen, Portland Urban Sketchers, Primatek, Raleigh, Strathmore journal, Urban Sketchcrawl, urban sketcher, Urban Sketchers Portland, USk
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VSW: Capetown South Africa Beachwalk, 1
I haven’t much time this week. Necessity is making my goal for this sketchwalk to capture the essence of the view, let go of details. What stands out about the view? the buildings? the beach? the sky? the mountain? Capture … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art journal, challenge, drawing, landscape, painting, pen & ink, sketchbook, timed painting, virtual sketching, watercolor
Tagged architecture, beach, Capetown, Daniel Smith watercolors, De Atramentis Document ink, Greenleaf & Blueberry Watercolors, Holbein, Moleskin Watercolor journal, ocean, Platinum Carbon pen, Primatek, virtual sketchwalk
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