Gear
Folio Mixing Palettes
Do you ever dream about watercolors? I do! And I had a dream about a new Art Toolkit Folio palette configuration and had to try it! 🙂 Say hello to my new setup for World Watercolor Month — on the Read more…
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Art Toolkit Explore Palette Review
A few weeks ago I received an exciting package from Maria at Art Toolkit: the new Explore Palette! The palette contains 6 Van Gogh® by Royal Talens watercolors: Transparent Yellow Medium, Permanent Red Light, Phthalo Blue, Yellow Ochre, Quinacridone Rose, Read more…
Acorns Gear Landscapes Nature Sketch
Sketchbook Review: Tumuarta
I spotted this Tumuarta sketchbook on Amazon and noticed that it was 25% cotton and just had to give it a try! Here’s my review now that I’ve finished filling it up. The Pros: That 25% cotton really does make Read more…
Gear
Ultimate Ultramarine Blue Showdown!
I’ve been on a quest the last few weeks to find my ultimate ultramarine blue and I wanted to share the results with you — but first, the backstory! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lisa Spangler Read more…
Nature Sketch
Sketching Wildflowers
I was honored to teach a workshop at Nash Prairie Preserve near the Gulf Coast of Texas, an extraordinary place protected by The Nature Conservancy. Less than 1% of the Great Coastal Prairie still exists, and barely a fraction of Read more…
Press
Texas Prairie News Feature
I’m honored to be featured in the Spring 2022 issue of the Texas Prairie News, the newsletter of the Native Prairies Association of Texas! The newsletter is available online as a digital PDF here on the NPAT website. The Native Prairies Read more…
Gear Pigments
Texas Gulf Coast Prairie Palette
I’m going to be teaching an in-person workshop near Houston and put together this palette for the students and had to share. It’s designed for ease of mixing out in the field and the colors of the Texas Gulf Coast Read more…
Gear
Four Ways to Add Cactus Spines
Here are four ways to easily add cactus spines while working en plein air: White gouache – this is probably my favorite way to add cactus spines. I squeeze out some gouache into a little container with a snap-on lid Read more…
PSA
Leave No Trace (Even Organic!)
While teaching the Exploring the Desert workshop for Art Toolkit on Saturday I started thinking about the snacks I like to take hiking (lol!) and then that got me to thinking about all the times I’ve picked up “organic” trash Read more…
Gear Pigments
An Ode to Cobalt Teal Blue (PG50)
I’ve had Cobalt Teal Blue on my palette for years — it’s one of my favorites. I’ve found that not many people know about this glorious color and all the magic mixes you can make with it, so I decided Read more…