In June, I’ll be taking a week-long plein air watercolor class with Tony Conner of Bennington VT via IS183.org which holds classes throughout the Berkshires. A couple years ago I did a one day class with them at the Clark. This one will be in Stockbridge.
As a collector of art supplies, I was so happy to receive the supply list and then I started comparing it to the things I already had and… I had most of it. I finally put in an order for some full sheets of paper to cut into hunks and since I was doing that, a couple sheets of the plastic corrugated stuff which I like to use as my mounting board. I threw in a few brushes I’d had on my wish list. Locally I picked up a couple paint colors and one brush and a new eraser. Had that “back to school feel” except where you already have all the textbooks and notebooks you’ll need.
I’d recently gotten a new palette to try out so I set it up using just the colors on the teacher’s list.
You can compare it to my normal traveling palette here. My home palette is larger but seems too large to carry around.
I guess I’ll try out these colors and this palette before heading out. The new brushes are cool too. I’m all about the tools for the job.
Mary Beth, that course sounds just perfect! Stockbridge…not a bad place to hang out for a week en plain air!
The right tools for the job is something we learned very young – no matter what the job. Such osmosis learning serves us very well! You have fun tools!