I’m here today to show you how I paint colorful whites by focusing on shapes, values and edges. I want to thank Daler-Rowney for sending me Aquafine watercolors to use […]
Written by Sandra Strait
Written by Sandra Strait
Saunders Waterford watercolor paper from St Cuthberts Mill is a professional-grade paper. It is endorsed by the Royal Watercolour Society, mould-made, and 100% cotton. I had used the cold pressed […]
Written by Sandra Strait
What if you had a warp-resistant, tear-proof, shrink-proof and buckle-proof surface that allowed you to frame your watercolors without glass? Museum Series Aquabord Panels from Ampersand™ Art Supply does just […]
Written by Sandra Strait
ArtSnacks recently relaunched their quarterly subscription called WatercolorSnacks. This is a separate plan from the ArtSnacks Monthly subscription. You can pay by the quarter or by the year.
Written by Sandra Strait
MaimeriBlu Superior Watercolor is a professional grade Italian brand, notable for their purity, layering capabilities, and because all 90 colors available are single pigment. Many of their colors are pigments […]
Written by Sandra Strait
Today I’m showing you an easy method to paint an Aurora Borealis that almost paints itself. The painting is done in three steps – creating the Auroral Borealis background, letting […]
Written by Sandra Strait
Rectangular and square. Square and rectangular. Those are pretty much the usual choices when it comes to watercolor paper. But, sometimes, you want to shake things up, inspire the muse, […]
Written by Sandra Strait
A couple of weeks ago, I received a wonderful surprise in the mail — a fabulous handmade multi-media journal from PaintPalettesPages. My friend Mary Roff (and fellow Doodlewash member), sent […]
Written by Sandra Strait
The Hahnemühle Watercolour Selection Pad is a sampler that includes 14 sheets of their watercolor papers. The sheets come in three surface textures, five weights, and three fibers. Some of […]
Written by Sandra Strait
I thought I’d seen just about everything when it comes to watercolor paper, but Paul Ruben’s Glitter Sparkling Watercolor Paper is something unique to my experience. There is s glitter embedded in […]
Written by Sandra Strait
I was excited when I learned about the Hahnemühle 100% Cotton Watercolour Book. I’ve been using their cellulose/cotton blend sketchbook for years, and love it, but there are certain things […]
Written by Sandra Strait
Paints and brushes and paper, oh my! The Arteza Gouache Paint and Tool set is a handy collection of the art tools you need to start painting with gouache. It’s […]
Written by Sandra Strait