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Continue reading →: The Art Toolkit – Folio Palette
I came across what I would call the ultimate portable palette. It’s called the Folio Palette from Art Toolkit. It looks like one of my other pocket palettes, right? This folio palette is actually a larger version that holds more pans of colors. Some folks actually use it on their…
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Continue reading →: Something Fun – Stickers
I have been radio silent for the last 20+ days. I mentioned I had a few projects I was working on and it involved creating some artwork and of course, promoting it. The month of July has gone by quickly for me. A lot of work has been involved and…
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Continue reading →: My Sketches – Using My Van Dieman’s Inks
Here’s a few quick sketches I did this week using my Van Dieman’s Ink. Here is Sea Turtle. It’s a lovely vibrant green ink. I used a bit of Robert Oster Melon Tea to make my turtle sketch pop a bit. On my swatch card there’s a ton of pinky-red…
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Continue reading →: A Few Van Dieman’s Inks
My first foray into Van Dieman’s inks was sometime last year when I received a complementary sample vial. I started to see a few online pen shops carry this brand of ink. I did a swatch from the sample vial of Blackened Seas (The Midnight Series) and knew I would…
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Continue reading →: Filling My Half Pans With Paint
I had found a few empty half pan palettes sitting in my storage bin waiting to be filled with paint. I hate to see an empty palette not being used. I pulled out my 24-pan palette case and decided to fill them with my tubes of Daniel Smith colors. I…
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Continue reading →: My Pilot Preras and Calligraphy Medium Nibs
Edit: I forgot to mention that the nibs and feed from my Pilot Metropolitan and Plumix fountain pens are swappable with my Pilot Preras. The nib and feed are friction fit. Pull out the nib/feed from one pen and push into another. I have a thing for my Pilot Preras.…
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Continue reading →: One Idea – Using Two Mediums
I’m a bit behind in blogging about my watercolor adventures as I’ve been busy focusing on my pen and ink adventures. Today, I will be sharing my two paintings I created with the same beach theme: water and sand. I was in the mood to spend some time with my…

























