I have several DaVinci colors on my pallet. After I squeezed them out of the tube, they never “settled in”, but stayed in little piles in the corner. When they dry, they pop out of the wells and rattle around when I move the pallet. When I spritz them, they take a long time to “melt”. On the other hand, I have two Van Gogh colors on the same pallet that settled in nicely, stay…
I’ve been posting a lot of art to my Etsy shop, http://allisonstein.etsy.com. I hope ya’ll will stop in and take a look around. I’ve also joined the Etsy’s ACEO Street Team, and I’ve been posting to its group blog at http://acetsy.blogspot.com/. Lots of cool art to be seen there, so come on over and check it out, too. And, while I was at it, I decided to add a few entries in my own art…
“I didn’t do it!” by Allison Stein.ACEO 2.5 inches x 3.5 inches, watercolor on Arches 140# cold pressed paper. I posted this little darling to my ETSY shop last week. I used a combination of watercolor and watercolor pencil. The texture was created with salt. I love the expressiveness of the eyes and the color, but I do believe I’ve reached the limit of how big I should make them.
Wow. I decided it was time to renew my U.S. Passport. I’m not planning any trips at the moment, but it still had me pictured as a perky 16-year-old, and it expired not too long thereafter. I filed the paperwork on Feb. 29. It was processed on March 7. I received it today. Count ’em — 10 days. This time last year, it would have taken months to process. At any rate, it’s good to…
I’ve just joined Etsy’s ACEO Street Team. Come visit the group blog: http://acetsy.blogspot.com/
