I'm so happy I was a part of the Sip & Shop event put on by the Livingmividaloca.com team the other night in support of small businesses. For this Friday night event they partnered with a truly unique boutique in Old Towne Orange, Something's New OC.
The lovely and vivacious Stephanie Robledo, contributor to @livingmividaloca, was my first watercolor sketch for the night.
To prepare for this event, I packed up my Tombow Storage Tote with it's Tombow Dual Brush Pen Desk Stand, filled with Dual Brush Pens of course! I also brought along my PrismaColor Pencils. Then I packed my brand new Mijello Mission Gold Water Color Set in their brand new Mission Mijello Fusion Folding Palette. I really liked these watercolors. And my two new favorite colors are red brown and rose madder. The palette is going to get a little getting used to, though. The other brand new item I brought with me was the 9"x12" Hot Press Fluid Watercolor Paper Block. When I first bought this paper it felt just like Bristol Board to me. I wasn't sure I was going to like it, but it really surprised me. It worked out perfectly! I like the smooth hot press finish for the markers, but it was also able to handle the watercolor washes. I'm definitely getting more of this paper. The last thing I packed was some large clear cello bags for clients to take their paintings home in and washi tape to secure the bags with. I found the bags at my local Daiso store.
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And here are a couple more watercolor sketches from the event.
Ciao Bellas!
