Art Toolkit

Milestones and transitions for both my family and an Art Toolkit, and a new artist-in-residency.

I invite you to join me this autumn for a 6-week interactive online watercolor course.

A new limited-edition collaboration with artist Molly Hashimoto.

We have a new website for the Art Toolkit.

Help us calculate permutations!

The Essential Colors are now available in the Demi Palette!

Video demo with tips and techniques.

What do you carry for inspiration to keep you going?

I made a video demonstration with tips for filling palette pans.

A palette filled with 14 of my favorite paints.

Video demo for creating simple, layered landscapes.

I’ve teamed up with my talented friends to offer a giveaway.

Meet the newest member of the Art Toolkit family!

A series of small, fast, watercolor sketches.

Announcing the Big Impact Special Edition palette for the 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge 2019

Full-time students and educational institutions may apply for my program.

I am transitioning to plastic-free packaging for the Art Toolkit.

A new color for the Art Toolkits this Spring.

Announcing a special edition palette in collaboration with Jane Blundell!

A beautiful 6-color palette with artisanal handmade watercolors.

Now available, the six color Essential Colors Palette!

The Field Sketch Palette filled with 14 handmade watercolor paints.

Announcing a special collaboration with artist Samantha Dion Baker.

Announcing a limited edition palette in collaboration with artist Marc Taro Holmes!

Same compact size, this new color goes with everything!

Art Toolkits made in Seattle, design changes and new colors!

Announcing rust-resistant pans and a new half pan size.

A gift for you: free shipping and a special discount

Learn about the new set of watercolors available in my shop!

The WA State ferry system turns 65 years this month.

Learn about the latest updates to the Pocket Palette!

A creative solution for carrying more colors in a single palette.

Australian artist Helen Lovett shares her Pocket Art Toolkit.

I’m happy to announce the launch of the Pocket Art Toolkit!

It’s inspiring to see how other artists use their Art Toolkits!

I’ve prepped my palettes with fresh colors for an adventure to Vancouver Island.

Sketches and travel tools by artist Kay French.

Announcing a small update to the Pocket Palette.

The Pocket Mister is now available in my shop.

I’m experimenting with travel brushes in my art kit.

Sketches from Taxhimay, Mexico, by Victor Márquez.

I’ve had fun sketching around town this last week.

Sketches from Kirkland’s Marina Park by Anna Braden.

I had a wonderful time with Daniel Smith this past week.

Janet shares her lovely sketches from her travels to Germany.

I’m experimenting with an extra-large mixing pan for the Pocket Palette.

Sketches from my San Juan island adventure vacation.

The palette is put to use to create a lovely sketch in Pennsylvania.

These are my solutions for storing my Art Toolkit field sketches.

This small syringe is perfect for filling waterbrushes while out sketching.

I’m thrilled to announce upgrades to the Art Toolkit!

My studio is temporarily transformed for photography.

I’ve had fun testing pencils this week for the soon-to-be-released, upgraded Art Toolkit 2.0!

Canadian artist Bette takes her Art Toolkit to Turkey and Malaysia!

Artist Charles Kearns in New Jersey shares his color explorations and sketches with his Pocket Palette.

Announcing updates to the Pocket Palette and tips for cleaning it.

A sketch and photos from my recent hike to the Olympic National Park.

I’m considering changing the Art Toolkit color, do you have a preference?

Scientific illustrator Véronique Robigou shares her field sketch of the Washington Monument.

Beautiful sketches from the Pacific Northwest and Greenland shared by Sonya Campion.

Color is a personal choice and everyone I know has their favorite pigments, brands and go-to mixes.

I add vodka to my waterbrushes to help keep them from freezing, a trick I learned from Edward WIlson.

It’s been a thrilling past week of settling into Niaqornat, learning about science, and field sketching.

I love seeing what others create with their Art Toolkits and am happy to share a sketch from Antarctica.

I love seeing what other people create with Art Toolkits. These sketches are from the SW!

I received this lovely photo of a pocket palette (from my Art Toolkit) in use in New Zealand.

My Art Toolkit is now available in my shop! Learn all about the kit and how I developed it.