Keep it Simple

You can paint fun little paintings with just a few supplies.  I enjoy creating my own mini watercolor palettes of my own choice of colors.  I buy empty half pans and fill them with my paints from tubes of watercolors.  They fit conveniently in empty mint tins.  Here is a photo of a postcard that I painted from my little mini watercolor palette:

I added the word FRANCE by using the brass stencils and then filled in the letters with red paint markers.

The Best Travel Art Tips for Summer

Check out this great online article by Jeannine Stein -  "Best Travel Art Tips for Summer".  She has put together 23 ideas from various artists, including me :), on how to create art-on-the-go!

Jeannine says - If you’ve seen the July/August 2017 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors, you may have noticed this on the cover: “23 Tips for Creating While You Travel.” Yes, we’ve loaded this travel and adventure-themed issue with a lot of techniques, projects, and ideas for creating art on the road, and we aim to deliver on our promise. So here are the 23 tips, and where in the magazine you can find them. We hope you find these useful for all your summer art adventures!