I’m always on the lookout for new ideas to simplify my plein air/travel sketching kit and when Marc Taro Holmes first introduced the idea of using corrugated plastic boards as a base for his palette, sketchbook, and tools, I thought it was a great idea and have been using it ever since. (Corrugated plastic, sold […]
Category: Art Supplies
Three Days in Art Supply Heaven!
I just spent three days at the National Art Materials Trade Association (NAMTA) show in Pittsburgh, PA. It was awesome!! The NAMTA show at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh Everywhere I looked, there were luscious, colorful art supplies just waiting to be picked up, admired, and used. All the well-known manufacturers of […]
My Travel Sketching Supplies
In my last post I showed you the fabric organizer that I made to take along on my upcoming trip to Italy. I thought you might like more specifics about what’s going in the kit. If I had to, I could get by with nothing more than a pencil, a Pitt pen and my sketchbook. […]
