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art-toolkit.com folio palette

A new palette

Oh, art supplies can be so addicting! Choosing paint colors, brands and palettes to put them in. I have many, and the last two I’ve used are shown here.  (There are many more not shown!). The top one was quite expensive, custom made by Craig Young and took over a year to acquire.  The one on the right is made by art-toolkit.com, very light and easy to use while traveling.  While the larger one has great mixing areas, it’s heavy, and bulky for travel.  And the smaller, lighter one has such a small mixing area.  So of course, I decided to try again, and hope the new one is the best of both worlds. At least for now. 😉 Watercolor palettes

It is the new Folio size palette, 5.25x”x3.25”, and weighing (filled) about 4 oz! I’ve spent the last hour or so concentrating on choosing how to fill it and then filling it. I got so focused, I wasn’t thinking about much else.  It was that fun.
Here it is filled with fresh, juicy paint.  Can’t wait to dip the brush and create something new!art-toolkit.com folio palette

Do you have a favorite palette?

Old stone wall at Prompton St Pk

The joy of autumn hiking!

It was a decent Sunday, so I thought I’d try a Pennsylvania hike for a change. Not – a rocky one like Hawk Mtn – but something different.  The AllTrails app lists a 5 mile hike on East Shore trail, Eagle Pass and Cliff Trail at Prompton State Park as ‘moderate’. Only an hour away, so off I went.

The joy of autumn 🍂 hiking! Crisp leaves crunched underfoot, frightening a flock of turkeys as I approached. The well worn path was hidden beneath the colorful carpet. This caused me to retrace my steps a couple times to return to the marked trail.

So happy to enjoy the lovely colors and feel of autumn!

Old stone wall at Prompton St Pk

Love old stone walls!

Prompton State Park

Heading downhill, these stone ledges concerned me at first, but looking back at them, I can see how they are terraced, making it an easy drop!

Mount Cook

NZ – Mount Cook National Park

This post is about day 14, as we drive to Twizel, Lindis Pass And Mount Cook. Day 13 did not have many on site sketches, so art from my photos can be posted later, if they get completed!

Sketches from this day are all about Mount Cook. Enjoy!

Mount Cook

Mount Cook with Lake Pukaki in the foreground.

Mount Cook

Mount Cook with Lake Pukaki in the foreground

Mount Cook

Mount Cook

Mount Cook

North of Kingston on Lake Wakatipu

NZ – headed to Te Anau

Day 9, we left Queenstown and wandered the shores of Lake Wakatipu along the Devil’s Staircase as we travel to Te Anau.

New Zealand pencil sketches

pencil sketches during the ride

North of Kingston on Lake Wakatipu

North of Kingston on Lake Wakatipu

Sketch at the Oreti River

Sketch at the Oreti River

New Zealand travel on Day 9

New Zealand travel on Day 9 – from Queenstown along the Devil’s Staircase

 

Map

Another unique trip happening soon!

I thought I’d be so busy with Grey Matter, that I wouldn’t have the time or energy for anything overseas this year. But – fate (and Art Safari!) has a way of throwing things at you, and when this trip showed up, I decided to take it!

So, I’ve renewed my watercolor palette, and switched out compose blue for a cobalt turquoise. (So yummy!) Watercolor palette 2020

A little geography quiz for you, can you name this country? Map Hint – it’s NOT in the northern hemisphere!

Answer coming in the next post!