The Making of Rose  – art journal page using acrylics
video below

Music: Too Late by Dinner and a Suit
I LOVE discovering new bands before they get too big.
There’s something magical and sweet about new starts and beginnings.

oil palette

Yesterday, I got 14 tubes of oil paint delivered from Dick Blick (2 more are coming on backorder, which I hope doesn’t take 3 months like it did last time on a backordered item :/), 12 stabilo pencils, a Stabilo sharpener (for those of you not into sharpening with a knife, like me), 60 small (4×4 and 6×6) canvas, white acrylic paint (for my art journals), and Dorland’s wax for sealing oil paintings.

Aria
Available here

It seems that each time I order from Blick the cost goes up. I went from $30 to $50 orders up to $100. Now, it’s $250 -$300 every couple months. Good thing I sell enough to pay for my expensive art supply habit. It’s kinda funny, tho. I used to waste money on art supplies. I’d buy stuff, and end up never using it, and I’d either throw it away or give it away. Now, I know myself as an artist (my needs are basic), and I use every single thing I buy, usually on a daily basis. So, I’ve gotten smarter about buying, even if I now buy more than ever.

Painted in memory of my mother

your absence has gone through me
like a thread through a needle.
everything i do is stitched with its color.
~ W.S. Merwin

In Your Absence
Available for purchase here or directly through me

Have you noticed at Blick that most items have an “everyday low price”, so no discount or sale price, ever. I did get $1 off on each tube of paint, so I can’t complain. Dorland’s wax is super expensive, tho. I would have liked a discount on it. Oh, well.  I got a free paint brush, valued at over $10, so that was nice. 🙂 It’s the most expensive brush I own. I don’t know if I’ll use it or just stroke the bristles now and then. ha Oh, I’ll use it. Just not on these tiny canvas, but it will be great for large ones.

Becomingly Dressed
Available for purchase here

Listening to Some People Have Real Problems by Sia (full album)
which is wicked good, so turn it UP.

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