News — gouache

The most common questions I receive are related to my palette, whether it’s the colors or the actual box. It’s something I don’t really talk about often because exact pigments aren’t a huge deal to me, and I think there’s a benefit in being flexible and working with whatever you have available to you. With that in mind, and the fact that I am constantly changing things and trying new paints, let’s go into some detail about my gouache palette. Oil palette will be another post for another day. CHOOSE WISELY The type of gouache palette you use is highly...

After a few years devoted to wrapping my head around gouache, I decided it was time to dip my toes back into oil paints (not literally 😝). I missed the rich smell of the drying paint, the buttery feel, and the taste. Kidding...not the taste, but you can ask our dog Pancake which color is his favorite since he recently gave my palette a taste test. (for those that are concerned, we did indeed manage to get most of the paint back in a slightly altered condition, I specifically choose non-toxic pigments, and he is back to his mischievous self) Currently I’m teetering...