Sailboat

 Sailboat

     We came to Loreto to fish.  On our way to the boat, I quickly snapped a picture of a sailboat and it's tender, in distance.  When I get back from fishing, I'll paint this.  I needed a pot of tea to warm me up, while painting.  The day was overcast and cold.

     The painting looks better in person.

Sunrise

 Sunrise

      Loreto has spectacular sunrises.  This is what I woke up to, from our hotel window.  The painting looks better in person.  I love my Lightwish paint set.  The perfect travel set.

Ready

 Ready

      I'm ready for my first painting trip.  I have my Lightwish travel set ready to go.  I added my favorite Winsor and Newton paints and Grumbacher paints.  I did a test swatch of all of my colors added a  pencil, fine liner brush and a water brush.  Off to Loreto, BSC, Mexico to test them out.

Travel

 Travel

     I think I found the perfect travel watercolor set.  Something that is small and everything contained into one thing.  Yet, big enough for this old lady to see what she is painting.  I saw this on Instagram from Lightwish and had to check it out.  I was able to purchase it through their Amazon store.  

       I love the little pallet with the forest of pine trees on the front.  The pallet has 18 wells to put my own paints.  The pallet also has a ceramic mixing dish to prevent staining and to produce a true mixed color.   There are 20 sheets of hot pressed watercolor paint and a brush.

Hawaii

 Hawaii

       Another watercolor pencil painting of one of the hibiscus we seen at the Dole farm in Hawaii.  This painting looks better in person.

Pencils

 Pencils

      While going through my art supplies, I came across a set of my dad's watercolor pencils.  Time to try them out.  

Warm

 Warm

      Thinking of some where warm.  Like the Oregon coast.  Brookings has a "Banana belt-like" temperatures.