I got up quite early this morning and did some sketching….
This is my much used and loved paintbox. When I’m at home in my workroom I like to paint with tube watercolour paints but when I’m on the move or away from home I use my paint box above. The paints originally in this box were cheap and nasty, so I binned them and replaced them with Winsor & Newton pans instead. I hand picked all the colours myself and the colours are:
Top row from the left: Lemon Yellow, Yellow Ochre, Rose Madder, Dioxazine Violet, Prussian Blue, Indigo
Bottom row from the left: Cerulean Blue, Phthalo Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, Sap Green, Burnt Umber, Lamp Black
I’ve deliberately let the colours of the pans run, to give a slightly messy look to them because that’s how a paintbox should be – messy, used and looking like someones had some fun with it. I’ve certainly had a lot of fun with mine…. !
A messy paintbox makes you want to paint. A pristine one stops you as effectively as the blank white paper can. Love your colors.
Thank you Sandy – I love my messy little paintbox…. !
Thank you for giving names, of the paint and the colors.
Thank you Karen – I like to pass on information others might find useful….
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great job!!!
Thank you Jodi….
Makes we want to paint right now. I agree messy a paintbox is inspiring.
Thank you Sharon…. !
What a charming idea, to paint your paintbox! I love this. The run, watercolour look of the sketch is just right for a watercolour box!
Shoshi
Thank you Shoshi – I loved painting this…. !
The looseness is perfect for something constantly in use. (K)
Thank you Kerfe….
Yes, that’s how it should be, and I love the feeling that everything is floating with joy.
Thank you Lynn…. !
I absolutely LOVE this, Evelyn!
Thank you Lisa – I enjoyed painting this so much…. !
Thats what I call a well loved paint box with a rainbow of colours x
Thank you Sunnyfae – you ‘re right, I do love my paintbox…. !
I so agree with Sandy in the first comment! It’s hard to mess up your paint box for the first time, but once you got all those colours going is when the fun begins! Love how your colours bleed into each other!
Thank you Zsuzsa – I love how the colours bleed into each other too, that’s watercolour doing what it does best…. !
A great little exercise in taming this intriguing medium! 🙂
Thank you Anica – it’s a great learning exercise for me…. !