Supplies
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Art Update – June ‘25
I’ve settled into a few focused areas of art practice and I’m getting more comfortable with them. But I’m still leaving plenty of room for experimenting with new materials and approaches such as Colored Pencils. The four main art areas are as follows: Travel Sketchbook, Game Journals, Botanical Journal and Block Experiments 1. Travel Sketchbook
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Colored Pencils
For quite a while I’ve thought that colored pencils might be a good medium to explore, but I haven’t taken the time. Recently I finally got started properly exploring this new direction. As I noted in a prior post, I’ve been lucky to sign up for several classes from Sandy Allnock. Turns out I’m great
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Sundered Isles Game Kit
For better or worse, I’ve always been very interested in putting together little self-contained capsules of materials or supplies for the various activities in my life. Not to say that the setups were particularly extravagant or expensive, just that they were focused and dedicated. Gaming is no different. I have a small but not-often-used box
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Perpetual Journal Botanical Watercolor
I have been (slowly, occasionally) using a perpetual journal to connect with the changing natural landscape that surrounds me. I have a lot to learn about botanical art, but even though all my images don’t come out the way I’d want, I try to imagine the mistakes and my artistic growth as part of the
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Watercolor Supplies
My watercolor setup was created to be portable and modular. Over the past two years I’ve been testing supplies and approaches with the end goal of bringing the studio with me when we travel full time. Paints Initially I was somewhat paralyzed, believing there might be a “right” and “wrong” answer about which brand of
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What’s in my palette?
It is always changing. But with each iteration, I get closer to the perfect selections that capture the tone, mood and range I want available at all times during our travels. Cool, Warm & Extras I’ve been significantly influenced by Jane Blundell’s posts on the topic, particularly the “My Palette” section of this post. I’ve