Over the years I’ve had several iterations of my palette. If you want to read all about my thoughts and where my artist’s palette started, go here. This year I’ve gone totally Da Vinci watercolors for my 2019 palette. There are a few good reasons for that. First, these paints love me, they work the best for…
2018 custom schmincke palette
Did You Miss Me?
Hiya, Well, I have good news. I’ll be having surgery to remove the cancer in it’s entirety this Thursday at Noon Pacific time. YAY. It’s sure been a LOOOONNNNGGG journey to get here and I’m so glad it’ll finally be done and dusted. Recuperation will take some weeks but I’ll be slowly coming back to…
Strathmore Toned Paper & Schmincke Palette
Strathmore Toned Mixed Media is a great toned paper that actually takes watercolor! It comes in both Grey and Tan paper and now in BLUE, how cool! I just heard about this new addition to their toned mixed media paper. The three colors come in many sizes, orientations and in both pads and sketchbooks. Stillman &…
Friend Art & Custom Schmincke Palette
A few of my friends have played with my palette colors and I want to show you all the things you can do with these twelve colors. It’s always fun to see how other artists use the same palette. So here we go. Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles (Instagram) has done some beautiful work….
2018 Schmincke Palettes Are In Store!!
YAY!! I just heard from Kate at Wet Paint Art Store. Holy COW, the palettes HAVE LANDED!! They are in store and Kate says they look BEAUTIFUL!! I can’t wait to touch, pet and admire mine. I know so many of you have been waiting to see this beautiful tin filled with the paints I…
How I Use Specific Watercolors
I use some watercolors in very specific ways. They aren’t just in my palette because they help me paint a subject in certain colors. These colors are workhorses in my palette. Let me explain. I go through Pure Yellow, Brilliant Opera Rose, Neutral Tint and Payne’s Blue Grey faster than any other watercolors in my…
Today It’s All About The Paper!
If you’ve read my blog for any length of time, you know I’m a fan girl for Hahnemühle paper. I started out using Arches and loved it. I couldn’t imagine loving any paper as much as I did Arches. Then I was asked if I would like to try out Hahnemühle paper. I’m so glad…
Pears: “The Barbershop Quartet”
I have been playing with my Schmincke palette colors for the last month. When I agreed to a trade of art with my friend Sandra Strait of Life Imitates Doodles, I knew just what I wanted to paint her. Pears. Ya, I heard that, like “what’s new, Jenn”. Hehehe, I do love painting pears. Their…
Plein Air Painting With Hahnemühle Postcards
Many of you take your watercolors out into the field. By field I mean coffee shops, parks, and other fun places to go and paint. The activity is called Plein Air painting. It makes for such a fun little adventure to go somewhere else other than the four walls of your studio and throw paint…
Adding Extra Colors To Your Custom Schmincke Palette
Extra Colors Suggestions I don’t know if you’ve heard but Wet Paint has a New custom Schmincke palette that is on Pre-Order now. I have talked all about what’s in the palette and what you get HERE but I thought I’d talk about extra colors you may want to add to that palette. The tin…