Suddenly crashed into art again

Hi, My name is Lola Slade. I live in Toronto, Canada. I started this blog to try to capture some of the excitement I have about making artwork again. I started this blog about 5 weeks after getting started with painting again which was back in December 2020 during Christmas break. I grabbed a cheap watercolor set, a small set of cheap Walmart brushes plus a couple of the store brand white taklon brushes. I also picked up an an instruction book. (Already had the pad of watercolor paper from an impulse purchase a few years ago).

Forty dollars didn't seem too bad. I didn't know what I was getting into!

I am still trying to keep my art hobby on a budget but once the enthusiasm took over that is proved hard. I will be writing about materials as I go through the inevitable upgrade curve.

My restart was after a really long break from creating. More than 20 years ago I went to art school for a year. Once I started again I found I could still basically copy photographs in pencil. The rest I am going to have to learn or relearn.

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Little clock drawing

The shiny look is due to cheap sketchbook paper that can't take any moisture. I am waiting on two Canson XL sketchbooks to be delivered - That will be exciting 😀! One is a small mixed media one and the other is the watercolor one with 30 sheets. Looking forward to trying them both.

Major art supplies haul

I have been waiting for this order for over a month. It was held up in the pandemic lockdown. Finally! A basic set of Gouache Fingers crossed that this works out. I have heard mixed reviews on the brand. It is less than half the price of the major brands though. An amazing looking watercolor palette This looks like one of the best options available. I will be filling it with W&N Cotman colors. Sometimes I feel guilty about all the palettes I have purchased (6 of them now) but then I realize they are all in currently use except one. New sketchbook! And papers Looking forward to using this spiral bound sketchbook with mixed media paper. Right now I am using a bound cartridge paper book that was only $5. It isn't very good with water at all as you might guess. Not pictured: Tracing paper. More drawing supplies India ink, ink droppers, bamboo pen, gum eraser a couple of small brushes. Not pictured: Erasing shield. More Cotman colors I am upgrading from the Staedtler s...

Art book first impressions: Get up and Gouache. Also first ever gouache!

I just received this new book late last week. I was a little disappointed initially because it doesn't look like the level of the exercises builds very high? I was hoping to see some step by step breakdowns of the more exciting, storybook art pieces in the back such as "Lost". The only more complex piece with a breakdown is "Magical Mountains". However I probably just have hubris and the exercises will probably be very challenging. We will see. I jumped right in and did the first project with my Turner Design Gouache. This was my first ever try with Gouache! This exercise turned out to be a great way to test the paints because there were lots of colours to mix. Main takeaway: Wow! Gouache is such a bright and rich medium! I can't believe this colour of red! However, I realized I screwed up when purchasing my basic set. I didn't purchase a dark blue or dark green. Those are now ordered and on the way. I will update this review after...

Crashing water

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