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Eco-Conscious Packaging
Eco-conscious packaging With Earth Day around the corner, I’m excited to share with you changes I’ve recently made in my work to become more eco-conscious. I’m passionate about the environment and this...
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Art Toolkit Education Program
Making viewfinders, photo by UCDS school I’m happy to announce my new Art Toolkit Education Program! Full-time students and educational institutions may apply to purchase my Art Toolkits, Pocket...
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The Big Impact Special Edition Palette
The Big Impact Palette, curated by Uma Kelkar I’m happy to share a new set of colors, the Big Impact, available now as a limited edition in my Shop and curated by artist Uma Kelkar specially for the...
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Upcoming Workshops
Nature Journaling I have a few spots remaining in the following workshops and would love to have you join me! All levels are welcome. Skills of a Naturalist Join me June 30th, 1pm—4pm at Islandwood on...
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Witnessing Climate Change
I am excited to announce my new project, Witnessing Climate Change: 45 Years in the Arctic. I am collaborating with science educator Katie Morrison to share the research and experiences of biologist...
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30×30 Watercolor 2019, Part 1
The 30×30 Direct Watercolor Challenge 2019 has been great encouragement for me to sketch more this month. (You can also see what I completed last year). The guidelines of the challenge suggest to dive...
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Demi Palette & Palette Variations
The new Demi Palette Meet the newest member of the Art Toolkit family, the Demi Palette, available now in my Shop! It’s half the size of the Pocket Palette–and twice as cute. The Demi Palette includes...
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PechaKucha at the Nordic Museum
Twin Otter, 9″ x 12″ ink, watercolor, and gouache I’m excited to be speaking at this Thursday’s PechaKucha event at Seattle’s National Nordic Museum, kicking off their Nordic Sól festival. The evening...
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The North Slope
Travel to the polar regions takes time and preparation. Before leaving to visit George Divoky on Cooper Island for my Witnessing Climate Change expedition, I prepared a set of Pocket Palettes with my...
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Cooper Island: First Impressions
This is part of a series, read my previous post: The North Slope Katie Morrison and I arrived on Cooper Island, having completed a 25-mile voyage in a small motorboat, with our trusty captain Lonnie at...
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Giveaway!
I’m excited to announce a giveaway of some of my favorite tools! Entry details below, the giveaway is open worldwide and closes Sunday, October 27th, at midnight PST. I’ve teamed up with my incredibly...
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Atmospheric Landscapes Demo
Landscape demo tools I love painting atmospheric landscapes and am excited to share with you some of my favorite techniques for creating simple, layered landscapes. For this demo, I used a Demi palette...
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Expeditionary Art Palette
Expeditionary Art palette I’m happy to finally offer the Expeditionary Art Palette, filled with my favorite paints, now available in my Shop! These are the 14 colors that I most often reach for while...
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Behind the Data: Every Egg, Every Chick
This is part of a series, read my previous post: Cooper Island: First Impressions Accompanying scientists in the field, I’ve come to appreciate the amount of effort and resources required to collect...
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I want to share my favorite tips on filling the Pocket Palette pans with watercolor. While I offer some palettes complete with paint, it’s handy to know how to fill your own! I made a short video...
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Tools for Inspiration
My silver ulu There’s a quote I read years ago in the book Art and Fear by David Bayles that continues to strike a chord with me: “Vision is ahead of execution, knowledge of tools is our contact with...
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OK, it’s true that most of the time, my palettes look like a creative mess of color. Every so often, though, I clean them up for a fresh start! I’ve put together a short video demo highlighting my tips...
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The Demi Essentials Palette
The Essentials Palettes, now in two sizes I introduced the Essential Colors Pocket Palette a little over a year ago, and it has become one of my most popular paint-filled palettes. Now I’m pleased to...
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Climate Curiosity Expo
I am happy to participate this month with the Seattle Pacific Science Center’s Curiosity Expo, a science-filled weekend for the whole community. This event, formally Polar Science Weekend, is a...
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A Math Problem
Permutation: “one of the ways in which a number of things can be ordered or arranged.” Collins English Dictionary Update: WOW- Thank you everyone! This math problem was an order of magnitude larger...
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