Watercolor Pencil Comparison
10 brands
Jan 23
Newish Product
Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers
Art Supplies in San Francisco
Because of the separation anxiety caused by the revered Flax, I decided to find other art stores in SF. I was surprised by the number of stores in the city, and discovered some I had never heard of. If my search had included "crafts", the list would have been tripled, at least.
Flax Art & Design
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Blick Art Materials
ARCH Art and Drafting Supply
Mendel’s
Artsake - 3982 24th St (no website)
Maido Stationery & Gifts
SCRAP
Art Primo SF
Aaron Brothers Art & Framing
50 Thirteenth Street - 50 13th St (no website)
Douglas & Sturgess
The Hobby Company of San Francisco
Winsor & Newton Watercolor Markers
Art Supplies in San Francisco
Because of the separation anxiety caused by the revered Flax, I decided to find other art stores in SF. I was surprised by the number of stores in the city, and discovered some I had never heard of. If my search had included "crafts", the list would have been tripled, at least.
Flax Art & Design
Artist & Craftsman Supply
Blick Art Materials
ARCH Art and Drafting Supply
Mendel’s
Artsake - 3982 24th St (no website)
Maido Stationery & Gifts
SCRAP
Art Primo SF
Aaron Brothers Art & Framing
50 Thirteenth Street - 50 13th St (no website)
Douglas & Sturgess
The Hobby Company of San Francisco
Jan 16
Make your Own Markers
It was a long, convoluted route to this discovery, but thought it could be fun to try with inks and liquid watercolors.
Marker Maker by Crayola
This is a MUCH MORE detailed tutorial than the one on the product page: Crayola Marker Maker Play Kit
I have since found similar products put out by Dharma Trading for dyes, a refill kit by Crayola and another Crayola set with "Wacky Tips".
Mark to the beat of a different drum!
Quote
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting." -David Bowie
Article - Creative People’s Brains
Creative people’s brains really do work differently
Thank you, Linda H.
Marker Maker by Crayola
This is a MUCH MORE detailed tutorial than the one on the product page: Crayola Marker Maker Play Kit
I have since found similar products put out by Dharma Trading for dyes, a refill kit by Crayola and another Crayola set with "Wacky Tips".
Mark to the beat of a different drum!
Quote
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth. And when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting." -David Bowie
Article - Creative People’s Brains
Creative people’s brains really do work differently
Thank you, Linda H.
Jan 09
Flax Moving to Oakland
Market Street location is closing, Fort Mason is permanent and the new store is across the bay.
Link to SF Gate article
Link to SF Magazine article
Market Street location is closing, Fort Mason is permanent and the new store is across the bay.
Link to SF Gate article
Link to SF Magazine article
Dec 26
Reference
Check out a 271 year old Dutch color sample book:
Article
Actual Book
Thank you, Pam, my most prolific contibutor
Exhibit
Anders Zorn at the Legion of Honor
Sweden's Master Painter
November 9, 2013 – February 2, 2014
Vocabulary Lesson Appended
If you have incorporated "heather" into your vocabulary, you may want to expand your usage.
root word = heather, verb, heath·er \ˈhe-thər\ : an act of re-purposing a watercolor substrate by washing away all but a ghost of the hard work your put into it.
"I heathered an old painting that was just soooooooooooooooo awful and then painted this lovely thing on top of it."
addendum = half-heather, verb, \ haf-heath·er \ hahf-he-thər \ : a partial act of heathering, usually accompanied by a sound of either distress or pleasure, made by the artist.
"I started to heather a painting that had gone terribly wrong, and realized that some of it was salvageable, so I yanked it out of the water and desperately attempted to stop the removal of all that paint."
addendum redux = heather-resistant, adj, \ heath·er-re·sis·tant \ he-thər-re·sis·tənt \ : an attempt at heathering that is stymied by the materials at hand or the watercolor gremlins.
"I tried to eradicate the muddy mess I had created by turning the high-pressure hose on it, but, alas, it was heather-resistant to my intention."
Article
Actual Book
Thank you, Pam, my most prolific contibutor
Exhibit
Sweden's Master Painter
November 9, 2013 – February 2, 2014
Vocabulary Lesson Appended
If you have incorporated "heather" into your vocabulary, you may want to expand your usage.
root word = heather, verb, heath·er \ˈhe-thər\ : an act of re-purposing a watercolor substrate by washing away all but a ghost of the hard work your put into it.
"I heathered an old painting that was just soooooooooooooooo awful and then painted this lovely thing on top of it."
addendum = half-heather, verb, \ haf-heath·er \ hahf-he-thər \ : a partial act of heathering, usually accompanied by a sound of either distress or pleasure, made by the artist.
"I started to heather a painting that had gone terribly wrong, and realized that some of it was salvageable, so I yanked it out of the water and desperately attempted to stop the removal of all that paint."
addendum redux = heather-resistant, adj, \ heath·er-re·sis·tant \ he-thər-re·sis·tənt \ : an attempt at heathering that is stymied by the materials at hand or the watercolor gremlins.
"I tried to eradicate the muddy mess I had created by turning the high-pressure hose on it, but, alas, it was heather-resistant to my intention."
Dec 19
Query / Answer
What is your favorite black mix?
Great question! I look first at what colors I'm already using in a painting. If I can, I try to use colors already in my palette. The first black I remember Kay teaching was Winsor red and Winsor green. It's especially good if you want a thick rich dark that maybe has a hint of red or green. But I tried it once on a painting where my shadows were kind of purple and it was awful. I had to scrub it all out. I also really like indigo plus sepia. And ultramarine plus Indian red, though not quite black, can be amazing. And, surprising to me, indigo plus burnt sienna seems to go pretty black. I hate to think of all the combinations I'm forgetting about.
Mary B.
2016 Schedules
Updated: http://watercolor-sf.blogspot.com/p/schedules.html
Quote of the Week
"I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity." -Gilda Radner
What is your favorite black mix?
Great question! I look first at what colors I'm already using in a painting. If I can, I try to use colors already in my palette. The first black I remember Kay teaching was Winsor red and Winsor green. It's especially good if you want a thick rich dark that maybe has a hint of red or green. But I tried it once on a painting where my shadows were kind of purple and it was awful. I had to scrub it all out. I also really like indigo plus sepia. And ultramarine plus Indian red, though not quite black, can be amazing. And, surprising to me, indigo plus burnt sienna seems to go pretty black. I hate to think of all the combinations I'm forgetting about.
Mary B.
2016 Schedules
Updated: http://watercolor-sf.blogspot.com/p/schedules.html
Quote of the Week
"I can always be distracted by love, but eventually I get horny for my creativity." -Gilda Radner
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