From the Beach - Kona

Couldn’t pass this view up.

I had a little bit of extra time on my hands in Kona today so I packed up a few supplies and walked down the street about 20 minutes to find this little beach.

2 gessoed canvases just waiting for the right beach <3

This is the first time I’ve unrolled these canvases and I’m anxious to see how they hold up.

wet paint!

Here I’m using my watercolor pastels as I only brought carry-on bags - so no liquid paint. The watercolor pastels are great for this case as I can use them like a colored pencil and then apply water - turning them into nice pigmented washes.

And here is where I’ll stop for today - we’ve got dinner plans later so I want to make sure I’m back at the hotel and showered after this incredibly hot painting session!

Letting the paint dry!

What's in My Art Bag; Hawaii Edition

Tomorrow we head out for a little Hawaiian adventure. We’ll stay on the big island this time, rent a car and just sort of explore and venture out as the winds take us.

I’ve packed a slightly condensed bag because of this - mobility will be key and I don’t want to drag behind because I’ve overloaded my bag with supplies I won’t use.

This is the paired down collection;

Supplies for Hawaii

1.) Plastic tube.

Surfaces;

2.) Pre-stretched and gessoed canvases.

3.) Strathmore 9 x 12 Acrylic pad

4.) Fredrix 9 x 12 Watercolor Canvas

5.) Strathmore 9 x 12 Toned Mixed Media pad

6.) Moleskine Watercolor sketchbook

7.) Canson lay-flat sketchbook

Media;

8.) Fredricks and Mae circle watercolor palette

9.) Golden hi-flo in White

10.) Winsor and Newton Indigo

11.) Winsor and Newton Burnt Sienna

12.) Winsor and Newton sketching pencils

13.) Derwent graphitone watersoluble pencil

14.) Caran d’Ache watercolor pastels

Brushes;

15.) Rubber wedges

16.) Long-handled hake

17.) Niji waterbrush

And - it all fits!

So we’re off - I’ll check back in when we’re in Hawaii!

(Orders placed between today and the 13th won’t ship until the 15th, just FYI)

<3