Katie Jeanne Wood

Mixed Media Artist - daily painter of portraits, flowers, abstracts and birds

Spellbound

 
 
Spellbound
 
The night is darkening round me,
The wild winds coldly blow;
But a tyrant spell has bound me
And I cannot, cannot go.
 
The giant trees are bending
Their bare boughs weighed with snow.
And the storm is fast descending,
And yet I cannot go.
 
Clouds beyond clouds above me,
Wastes beyond wastes below;
But nothing drear can move me;
I will not, cannot go.
~Emily Brontë

How to keep acrylic paint from drying out on your palette

Select a container that will be large enough for your paint. If you use a lot of colors, you’ll want a larger container. It must have a lid. 

Wet sponges

I got these in a large package at the dollar store

You’ll want your sponges really wet. 
I usually add more water in the bottom on hot summer days 
or really dry winter days. 
It keeps the sponges extra wet. 
Make sure you check the sponges every couple days to make sure they’re still wet. 
Put waxed paper on top of the sponges. 

Add your paint

When you’re done for the day, cover and your paint will be waiting for you when you return. 
I used to paint directly from these containers, but as my painting skill advanced, I needed more room to mix paint, so I got a 9×13 inch Fredi Weber Peel-able tray from Hobby Lobby. If I have left over paint on my tray at the end of the day, I use these containers to store it. 
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