The other day I was talking about some of the techniques I use to save paintings that otherwise would hit the bin. The Artichoke below would have been one of those duds without liberal use of Brilliant Opera Rose. I used buckets of it, lol. The purples just weren’t popping and to get that deep,…
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Introducing: 2018 Custom Schmincke Palette By Wet Paint
Please make sure you read to the bottom of this post for a HUGE SURPRISE and a Giveaway!! Wet Paint Art store has put out a custom Schmincke Palette every year or so since 2011. I purchased my first professional palette from them in 2013 and have been enthusiastic about every iteration that has come out…
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…
Leda Sketchbook Review
I was so thrilled when Leda Art Supply(Website) asked me if I’d like to review their sketchbooks (US, CAN). They then asked me to be a brand ambassador. Yes please. (Stay tuned, at the end of this post there’s info on a coupon code and a GIVEAWAY!) I’ve been running my new sketchbook through it’s…
Vampire-Free Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook Review
So in the last couple weeks I’ve put the Hahnemühle Nostalgie sketchbook through it’s paces. I’ve used pencil crayons (Faber-Castell Albrecht Dürer watercolor pencils), pen & ink (Zebra Brush Pen, Pentel Brush Pen, AD Markers & Tombow Dual Brush Pens) and watercolors (Da Vinci). I even tried liquifying my watercolor pencils and used a blender…
New Schmincke Palette (Second Order Block)
Hiya, I wanted to update everyone on the New Wet Paint Schmincke Square Palette. Many of you have either received your palette or are awaiting it in the mail. Wet Paint is processing the waitlist as fast as they can. BUT… If you missed ordering a few weeks ago, don’t fret. THEY HAVE A SECOND BATCH…
PRE-ORDERS Are Now Being Taken!
Add caption YES! The day is finally here, the day we’ve all been anticipating for a month! *Applause* PRE-ORDER DAY!! Wet Paint just contacted me and it’s official, you can now pre-order the NEW Schmincke square palette I blogged about here. They are anticipating a large number of orders and will be fulfilling them in…
NEW! Custom Schmincke Square Palette
Previous Wet Paint Custom Schmincke Palette Holy COW!! I heard from Kate at Wet Paint and she confirmed that indeed they ARE making a new CUSTOM SCHMINCKE PALETTE for October! Yes! THIS October. They’re not waiting until 2018 which means we don’t have to wait either. I’m thrilled. I didn’t get one of the last wonderful…
The New Schmincke Watercolors
Schmincke has brought out 35 new watercolors to celebrate their 125th year. That brings their color count to 140 brilliant watercolors. Wet Paint provided me with the New Schmincke’s dot card which is unavailable to the general public at this time. They’re a terrific place to purchase Schmincke watercolors. They have good prices with low shipping…
Van Gogh Watercolors
Doodlewash had a giveaway that I won in the World Watercolor Month celebration. My Van Gogh watercolor palette arrived a few days ago and I wanted to put the paint through it’s paces to see how it performs in relation to my normal Daniel Smith watercolors. The palette is plastic and has a removable mixing…