The two winners of the toned watercolor books are: Louise Primeau (Canadian) Stephanie Alexander (American) They have been contacted. Congratulations! I have been begging Hahnemühle for this paper since they came out with the Greybook (review)& Cappuccino (review) sketchbooks. Now, we have it! Toned watercolor paper in three sized books and two tones. Both the grey and tan…
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Greybook & Zebra Colored Pencils Giveaway!
Thank you to Hahnemühle and Zebra Pens for generously contributing to this giveaway. YAY, it’s time for another chance to win some awesome art supplies. As I’ve mentioned, Hahnemühle’s Greybook is one of my favorite places to put down color. I love the game of figuring the best way to achieve a certain colors on…
Stillman & Birn Nova Series Sketchbooks Review
Stillman & Birn make a large range of watercolor & mixed media sketchbooks, varying the paper weight, color and binding. Their newest selection is the Nova Series 150gsm toned paper sketchbooks for mixed media. They generously sent me one of each new color (grey, beige & black) of toned paper they’re offering. The Nova series paper…
Strathmore Toned Sketchbook Review
Strathmore generously sent me one of their grey toned sketchbooks for review purposes. I also purchased some of their toned tiles to supplement this review. The sketchbook they sent was the 400 series grey toned hardbound sketchbook, the softcover is also available on Amazon. Strathmore offers hardbound, softcover, wire bound, pads and even cards &…
Toned Paper: Hahnemühle Grey Book
I’ve had some serious fun learning the best techniques when using toned paper in the last few months. When I got the idea to compare and contrast the most available brands, I hadn’t realized how totally addictive making art on toned paper would be. I am so grateful to the companies who provided product for…
Toned Paper: Global Art Materials Kona Pads
Global Art Materials generously sent me both colors of their Kona toned paper pads. Their Kona paper is made from “a unique blend of recycled coffee bean bag fibers and post consumer fibers.” This makes for strong paper with a good tooth, perfect for artists who work with dry media like watercolor pencils, pencil crayons,…
Toned Paper: Fabriano Ingres Pad
This is the first in a series of reviews of Toned paper. I have been lucky enough to work with the top brands who make toned paper. Fabriano agreed to participate and sent me a beautiful Ingres toned pad. The 9″ x 12″ wire bound pad is rare and hard to get but you can…
Hyper-Realism
Just a quick post tonight as I’ve been up every night this week until the wee hours working on my new WordPress website and blog. It’s coming along and I think it’ll be ready to debut in about a week. I still have to get my webmaster to check my work as I’m learning all…
Wanna French Fry?
The Ferry between the mainland & Vancouver Island I am inordinately attracted to feeding seagulls. I think it started because I was raised on the West Coast of Canada and rode the ferries back and forth from the mainland to Vancouver Island so many times as a young child. Back then the ferries used to…
Finding A New Direction
The title seems highly appropriate with both my life in general and the artwork I’ve done. I have been so surprised at how much I’m enjoying the exactness of the Faber-Castell watercolor pencils I’ve been using. I love the painterly approach of watercolors but with watercolor pencils I get the best of both worlds. I…