![]() ![]() I use them with watercolor, ink, and gouache.”Ī selection of medium size flats, brights and filberts will be useful to artists who paint big or small. They are Princeton Snap series brushes - really crisp, long-lasting. “These brushes are my favorite kind of brush - they are also among the cheapest brushes. I was given a glowing recommendation for some budget brushes from my friend Margaret. Anne Ward recommends Escoda filberts and Guerilla Painter short handled brushes. They handle sitting in water superbly, they have spring, wide frontal surfaces and slender edges to allow carving shapes with precision. Marcia likes Isacryl brushes by Isabey, made for acrylics. They can be expensive, but you need good brushes or you will never get the spring, accuracy, or refinement you want. They wear down, they get damaged, they splay, and you wind up having to repaint over and over to get the effect you want. Marcia Burtt has a recommended supply list on her website, which is great for plein air painters who use acrylics.īrushes. The clerk at a local store can give you advice on which tools and papers would make a nice starter kit. Gallery artist Marilee Krause suggested stamp-making as a fun introduction to printmaking. We are very lucky to have this local resource.Īnother way to support your community is by shopping at your local arts and crafts supply stores rather than online. ![]() They offer numerous workshops, open studio access, a ceramics gallery, and even wellness classes. Clay Studio is a non-profit ceramic arts center located in the Goleta foothills. I treated myself to a workshop at Clay Studio this summer. ![]() Last year I recommended museum memberships, this year I would like to promote local workshops and classes. It’s a big splurge, but probably also useful when Sarah is working on her cartoons which have been published by the New Yorker online and in print. Inspired by gallery artist Anne Ward’s iPad studies, Sarah has been sketching her recent travels. This notebook would also work nicely with former gallery assistant Sarah Ransohoff’s recommendation of Pentel Arts Portable Pocket Brush Pens, “you can be delicate or bold, and it's an easy, mess-free way to play.” An even less messy option is an Apple iPad Pro. ![]()
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