The Tools of the Trade

Tools of My Trade

I’m not sure how many of my readers have thought about scratching that itch to draw or paint…I hope it’s all of you because I KNOW everyone can if they’re willing to put in some practice. So I thought this month I’d spend a bit of time talking about some of the tools of the trade when it comes to drawing and painting with watercolor.

Most of us have taken a ballpoint pen or a #2 pencil and doodled on a piece of paper. In fact I can probably safely assume that most of us doodled in the margins of our books and papers in school. That’s how it begins. Seeing the magic we can make with a pencil and a Bic pen gives us the encouragement to go a little deeper. Continue reading “The Tools of the Trade”