It’s Spring, and the Da Vinci Paint Co. has created two curated sets, Bright Spring and Light Spring Watercolor sets, to celebrate the colors of the season. With those names, […]
Written by Sandra Strait
Written by Sandra Strait
I was opening my second PENTRISTA Empty18 Well Plastic Painting Palette, when it occurred to me that other people might be interested in it. I liked it enough to buy […]
Written by Sandra Strait
The Paul Rubens Artist’s Watercolour 24 Colour Set, Fourth Generation is a professional quality set, just recently released. There is a set with 24 colors and one with 36 colors. […]
Written by Sandra Strait
For our prompt of “Travel” today, I made a quick sketch of a vintage camper trailer. I’ve always thought this type of travel would be fun, but have never once […]
Written by Charlie O'Shields
The Art Nomad Professional Watercolor Paint Set from ZenArt isn’t the smallest travel set or the lightest, but it is one of the handiest and most complete. With 6 brushes, […]
Written by Sandra Strait
At first look, you might think these are paint chip samples, but Nicholson’s Peerless Transparent Watercolors are “DryColor Sheets”. Also called DrySheets, they are made of a proprietary fabric-based card […]
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
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
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