Hi friends! I spent the last week in a cabin on the lake and it was wonderful. I had a leisurely time of relaxing, painting and spending time with my family. Here is the first sketch I did over coffee on the deck:)
As usual I brought some art supplies for me and the kids. Most of it got used too! See what I brought in today’s video!
I really LOVE the palette I brought, it is a Portable Painter and it has 2 small water containers that attach to each end of the palette which can sit on the ground or table or over your leg (see photo below) making it great for plein air painting, urban sketching or even painting in a kayak! I will be reviewing the Portable Painter palette soon (spoiler alert: I LOVE it!) and they have me a discount code to share for 10% off: FRUGAL
Here are the other supplies I brought:
- Qor watercolors
- Strathmore visual journals
- Strathmore 400 series 6″x12″ book
- Last years blocks make with fabriano studio paper *DIY watercolor block tutorial here
- Color it coloring books
- Color it Gel pens (Included 48 refills & case!)
- Mozart 12 set of dual brush pens (Waterbased like Tombows)
- Chameleon Color Tones Pencils
- Crayola Dual tipped pencils
- 24 color watercolor cake set (for the kids)
- Stamped “Be Yourself” embroidery kit (kit does not contain hoop)
- My first Stitch kit (comes with hoop)
Well, we did not run out of things to do! The kids got the most use out of the coloring books, they loved have the choice between pencils, pens and markers. I had no takers on the embroidery kits so I tried one and after a frustrating tangle on the first word of the design I went rogue and make some whimsical flowers and used the rest of the thread to make a friendship bracelet. Man, I forgot how much I loved making friendship bracelets, I spent summers making them as a kid! My kids did not see the appeal LOL.
The following photos are some plein air sketches I did on the trip. I figured since July is world watercolor month it is appropriate to share!
Here is the list of prompts for world watercolor month created by my friend Angela Fehr. Angela is also offering a free monthly watercolor challenge, and she has a fabulous prize giveaway worth over $500 of watercolor supplies! You can sign up here.
You can find out more about World Watercolor Month on the Doodlewash website and join in on the challenge on their facebook page or by tagging #worldwatercolormonth on your favorite social media:) If you need a jumpstart on your watercolor journey consider checking out my Essential Tools and Technique for Watercolor painting course, it will get you started off on the right foot with 5+ hours of in-depth watercolor instruction for beginners to build your skills and confidence in the medium. I want to share one more painting from my vacation, it is a quick sketch of my daughter Lila I painted when she was coloring. Just a reminder you can sketch anything and everything and it will make you a better artist! Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
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