Where to begin, the whole subject of paints and pigments is endlessly, deliriously delicious! PIGMENT AND PAINT RESOURCE Handprint – just gotta visit this site if you love watercolor, gouache, and more about pigments than you could ever imagine. I LOVE GOUACHE If you love gouache like i...

WARNING: Art supplies are highly addictive and may have a negative impact on your finances! Ah, art supplies. Being a lone ranger on this art journey, for the most part, I have learned MOST from my online art community.  I cannot recommend enough the encouraging bunch of folks at the yahoo...

Another red vs blue-green combo…..just love how harmonious this...

Something Modern And after I finished the Infanta Maria below, I decided to just “let er rip” with imagination and my gouache. So here’s the kind of fun I created in a more modern mode. In these two pieces I’m expanding below the neckline….What a hoot. Faces have...

First painting with my new palette, of course, a Face! Here it is, my new gouache palette…and some preliminary mixes. I am soooo excited….I added some new M Graham and Schmincke gouache to my palette and these are my firstfruits. I tried to contact Roz at RozWorks but only got...

Obviously not going for likeness here….just having flowing fun. NO pencil, just look quickly at the face, then draw. See what happens. Uniqueness. About 3 minutes each. Sticks are from my backyard….just pointed the ends….and used sumi ink which i discovered is NOT...

My mom’s golf bag…..she sure loved golf, and I don’t share that, but I know she would appreciate my using it for something that i do love so dearly. So, this is my small travel kit. Holds quite a bit…..waterbrush, eraser, mechanical pencil, and even my moleskine, which...

  This is my bigger travel kit, but i take it on airplanes, and big trips. I purchased a Koi 18 color kit cuz the design is brilliant. Love the way the mixing tray can be attached in multiple ways….nice compact and well made plastic. But didn’t love the paints. So, i soaked...