This is some awesome watercolor paper! I have worked on Arches ever since I started using watercolors but then Hahnemühle sent me a block of their Cézanne watercolor paper. The paper is hot pressed, 140lb/300gsm watercolor paper and I’m absolutely HOOKED. This is such a beautiful paper to work on. The paper is mould-made of 100%…
Watercolor Paintings
Hahnemühle Watercolor Book Review
Hahnemühle watercolor book is a hardcover journal that’ll take all kinds of media including, of course, watercolor. It’s paper is a neutral white with a little bit of texture, much like if hot and cold pressed paper had a baby. I’m reviewing the A5 landscape (6″ x 8″), it was generously sent to me by…
Hahnemühle Postcard Review
Hanhemuhle generously sent me a tin of their postcards for review purposes. I decided ’tis the season for Christmas cards! I can’t think of a better use of these cool, sturdy postcards than decorating them for family and friends. The specs for these little gems are as such: Hahnemuhle Postcards: Paper Weight: 230gsm Paper Details:…
Share A Cuppa?
Hiya. A few weeks ago I made a bunch of sheets of toned paper using my Schmincke Payne’s Grey Bluish mixed with Schmincke Neutral tint. It worked quite well and I’ve been using it to practice on toned paper. I’ll be doing a huge review on several companies’ toned paper products and wanted to learn some best…
Stragglers
I made some of my own toned paper the other day. I wanted to practice on toned paper so I would be ready for all the sketchbooks, pads and paper that will be arriving for my toned paper comparison post. I’m so excited to be able to try paper from Hahnemühle, Strathmore, Stillman & Birn,…
Do You Sleep In Your Earrings?
Ok, I’m gonna be doing something I don’t usually do. Well, I usually do it with art supplies, review them, that is. But today I’m telling you all about a company called Comfy Earrings. I came across them in the last few weeks and they were so great that I wanted to shout it from…
I ♥ Art Supplies
This week has turned out to be a banner week so far. In fact, it makes me think Friday and Saturday may be gold encrusted if my luck holds. The first thing that came down the pike was Sketchbook Skool contacted me and offered me a free course. YAY! I assume many others were also…
When Any Talent You Have…
…seems to have left the building. You know that feeling when you wonder where your inspiration/talent/muse went off to when you were working hard trying to paint something? Why did whatever meager talent you seem to possess not run into your brush today? What the hell happened to that muse you pay so much money…
Superman Needs A Phone Booth
For those of you who come here NOT for quiche recipes, LOL, here’s some art. My friend Linda sent me samples of Peerless watercolors and I swatched them the other day. They’re wonderfully bright and transparent! Top Line (L-R): amethyst jaqueminot pink deep yellow orange yellow daffodil yellow Bottom Line (L-R): bismark brown pearl grey olive viridian…
Counting Sheep
I have a new bed. That’s not new news, actually I got the bed January 11th of this year. I remember because it was two days after my cancer diagnosis. I realized that I was certainly going to need good sleep in the next year and my old mattress was sorrowfully old. In fact, I’m…