Favourite Things – updated

I’ve done a refresh of my favourite things!

As my work evolves and I explore new products and surfaces my hit list now includes these items:

  • Watercolour Paint
    • Winsor Newton – Cotman
    • Winsor Newton – Artists’ Watercolour
    • Lukas Aquarell 1862
    • Grumbacher Academy watercolour
    • Van Gogh
    • Daniel Smith
  • Gouache
    • Lukas Extra Fine Art and Design
  • Watercolour Pencils
    • Derwent – Inktense
    • Faber Castell
    • Caran d’ache – Museum aquarelle (especially white, for whiskers!)
  • Coloured Pencils
    • Prismacolour Premiere
    • Caran d’ache Luminance 6901
    • Faber Castell Polychromos
    • Lyra
    • Koh-I-Noor Progresso
    • Derwent Lightfast
    • Derwent Drawing (especially Ivory Black for the most intense blacks!)
  • Soft Pastels
    • Rembrant
    • Prismacolor
    • Pan Pastels
    • Faber Castell Pitt Pastel pencils
    • Staedtler Carbothello pastel pencils
  • Acrylic Paint and Mediums
    • Golden
    • Liquitex
    • Grumbacher
    • Opus
  • Paper/surfaces
    • Arches 100% cotton hot press 140 lb
    • Fabriano Studio 25% cotton cold press 140 lb
    • Fabriano Artistico hot press
    • Arches 100% cotton cold press
    • Grafix drafting film .005 double matte and Duralar
    • Strathmore bristol smooth
    • Strathmore toned tan and toned grey
  • Tools
    • Slice ceramic craft knife
    • Blackwing two hole sharpener
    • kneaded eraser
    • Mr Clean magic eraser (for those stubborn marks on pastelmat)

Local suppliers I support include Nadine’s Fine Art (Vernon, BC), Michaels, Opus Art Supplies (Kelowna, BC), Delta Art Supplies, Edmonton, AB and Your Art Supplies (Jerry’s Artarama, West Hartford CT) and Dick Blick USA. I also order supplies not readily available from Amazon.ca