WOW, did you know that Da Vinci Paint is having a HUGE sale?? UP to 60% off. I just talked to Marcello, the owner of the company, and he said the sale is open ended but they will have to be returning to normal prices soon. SO just for a little while all open stock…
Da Vinci watercolors
Updating My Palette
I had an epiphany the other day. For the last six months I’ve been staying loyal to ONE brand of watercolors. There were two valid reasons for that, ok, make that three: I LOVE Da Vinci watercolors. No other brand paints as well for me. In other words, these watercolors love me back. Da Vinci…
My 2019 Da Vinci Palette
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…
Leda Sketchbook & Da Vinci Trio
I did a little painting in my Leda Sketchbook using my newest Da Vinci “Garden” Trio. This trio makes some awesome oranges and greens so I was inspired to paint this hibiscus. You can read all about my newest Trio here.(Enter the GIVEAWAY here!) I’m surprised every single time I use watercolor in this sketchbook. It…
CLOSED – GIVEAWAY Da Vinci Trios & Hahnemühle Watercolor Book!
Da Vinci Paints and Hahnemühle have been so generous in providing the products for this giveaway. As you probably know, I’m participating in the Da Vinci Trios Project. This is the second trio set I’ve done. (Read all about it here.) My first “Juicy” set of 8ml tubes consists of Hansa Yellow Deep, Red Rose…
Oh The Color & New Hahnemühle Watercolor Postcards
Did you know that My “Juicy” Trio is still available for purchase? If you haven’t heard, I got the opportunity to work with Da Vinci Paints to make a limited palette of three new 8ml watercolor tubes. It was a spectacularly fun project. Read all about it here. I used my three colors (red rose…
Playing with my “Juicy” Trio
I’m working with my Da Vinci “Juicy” Trio again today, using both Hahnemühle Quattro Skizzie paper and my Leda Sketchbook. I wanted to show that you don’t have to work like I do, this paint works in many ways and on many kinds of paper. This first piece is done on Hahnemühle’s Quattro Skizzie Sketch paper….
Interview & Jenn’s Trio Giveaway!
Da Vinci Paint Co. asked me some interview questions to go with the launch of the new watercolor TRIOS project. Read all about The Da Vinci Watercolor Trios Project HERE and Jenn’s “Juicy” Trio (BUY IT HERE) of 8ml watercolor tubes that can now be purchased on Da Vinci’s website! Why Do I paint? I paint because…
Introducing Da Vinci Watercolor Trios!
What happens when you give three artists nine new tubes of paint, tell them to choose three and get creative? Well, you get a very cool project. Charlie O’Shields, World Watercolor Month and Doodlewash.com creator, paired up with Da Vinci (website) to do a unique project called “3 Colors, 3 Artists”. Charlie asked me and…
Da Vinci 8ml Tubes Coming Soon
I have some cool news for those of you interested in Da Vinci’s Spectacular watercolor paint. They are coming out with NEW 8ml tubes soon and I’ll be talking about them in the near future. This is really great news for those of you who want to try out their paints. It allows you to…