Art Supplies

Where did you get your sketch easel? What paints do you use? What kind of bag is that? Inquiring minds? Get to know!

This page is a work in progress, begun 10/16/2025. I hope to have everything updated by 11/01/2025, but for now, feel free to take a sneak peek. (-:

Watercolor Paints

I work between two different sets of watercolor palettes: my Field Palette, which goes virtually everywhere with me, and my 365 Skies Palette.

Field Palette

Color list coming soon.

365 Skies Palette

Here are the colors in my skies palette:

The colors in my sky palette (listed in order below)

I use ArtToolkit palettes for my 365 Skies palettes. The large palette is the Folio Palette and is great for studio work. The medium palette is the Pocket Palette. It's also great for studio work and is my #1 choice for field work.

Brushes (Studio)

These brushes are always at-the-ready on my art desk:

Brushes (Field)

List of favorite brushes for field work coming soon.

Paper

For skies...

100% cotton is recommended as it has a big impact on my skies. I prefer white paper as the color of the paper impacts the whiteness of clouds and highlights. Here are my favorite paper types for watercolor skies:

For nature journaling and urban sketching...

My go-to is the Hahnemuhle Watercolor Book, 100% Cotton, Cold Press, usually in A6 Portrait size.

Pencils & Pens

Coming soon!

Easels

Coming soon! I get a lot of requests about how I make my DIY easels and would love to put together a guide and an in-depth video about my process.

Bags

Coming soon! There are several, for different types of scenarios.

Miscellaneous