The assignment for drawing today was to draw a favorite tool. My new favorite tool is my traveling watercolor box. For ages I've had a commercially produced one from that just never worked. It would not lay flat when opened up. There was no place for any brushes other than the one (smaller) that came with it and no water receptacle. I won't name the maker since I like everything else they make, but this particular item was awful.
My new box is an old metal Lipton teabag box. The three paint pan holders from the original box fit into this one, as does the detachable mixing palette. And a little green glass bottle for holding water fits as well. The original brush and an aqua brush that you can fill with water fit inside as well. One of the paint pans held white paint which was not something I'd ever use so I popped out the block of paint and filled the pan with some lamp black.
Not saying that I'll actually paint in pubic any time soon, but I like having the option. And all the paints and accessories fit inside the box to be put away safely out of small paw reach when I'm not working.... Mary
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