by Mandy | Dec 9, 2022 | Art, Contemplation, New Work, Watercolor |
New paintings I must be working on three things at the same time right now…there’s a big tree painting on my drafting table, waiting to be developed further into a tree world; there’s ink drawings I’m working on and now there are two new...
by Mandy | Nov 23, 2022 | Art Supplies, Review, Vlog, Watercolor |
Meeting Roman Szmal Last Summer I met Roman Szmal, the man behind the lovely Aquarius watercolor paint. He invited me to meet him at Kunstburg. That’s the Dutch art supply store that sells his paint. And although it’s all the way on the other end of the...
by Mandy | Jul 28, 2022 | Art, Blog, Drawing, Illustration, Memory, Painting, Process, Sketchbook, Storytelling, Video, Watercolor |
A few weeks ago Ana Goldberg, a YouTuber I’ve been following for a while now, proposed to her Patrons to do a zine together. The topic would be “Our most cherished items and why we keep them”. Ana left her home country a few weeks ago and had to leave behind most of...
by Mandy | Feb 3, 2022 | Art, Drawing, The Little Big World, Trees, Watercolor |
“Witness” on the drawing table – watercolor and color pencil Back on the Blog Hello dear reader! Are you still here? Maybe you can give me a little wave or smiley reply to let me know you’re here reading? I’ve been away for so long that I...
by Mandy | Jan 6, 2021 | Art Supplies, Review, Watercolor |
Exploring Rembrandt further, this time I’ve painted swatches from their granulating watercolors and compared them to other brands that used the same pigments. I included Daniel Smith, a comparison many people asked for. Below you can find the high-resolution...
by Mandy | Jan 4, 2021 | Art Supplies, Review, Watercolor |
Having both the complete Rembrandt and Van Gogh watercolor collection, I could now do a comparison of sorts of the both. Here’s the video: And here are the three hi-resolution color charts. Remember that digital reproduction inevitably leads to color changes....