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I know for certain that is not a Matisse, as it is actually playing out in my living room right now while I'm resetting my goldfish tank...

Springy!

A decent haul from a thrift store: "The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling" by John Muir Laws $5. "Old Niagara on the Lake" by Peter John Stokes and Robert Montgomery $3. "Perspective Drawing Handbook" by Joseph D'Amelio and Sanford Hohauser $3.

Really beautiful...!!!!

Here are some recent acquisitions from two thrift stores, an estate sale and a couple store clearance racks: A nice steel rolling cabinet that will make a nice taboret $30. A box containing 45 Pan Pastels lightly used for $50. A Richeson paper soaking tray size 22 1/2"x30 1/2" for $9 new in the...

Hi... These gloves I got the other day were in the hunting aisle. They are thin and almost snug enough to bea second skin, and they are breathable and give a little bit of cold protection. They have great grip. Normally if I do wear gloves, I first put baby powder (corn starch) on my hands, then...

Some recent finds: Five 3-packs of Ampersand Auquabord size 5x7 panels for $5 ea. An Etchr mini Porcelain two-palette set for $8. So adorable... A new Sunpack lightweight tripod for $2.50, as a spare for my tiny pochades. A nice new pair of very thin gloves w grippy dots for$3. Thin enough to...

Here are some recent acquisitions from an art store clearance, a thrift store and private sale: Two new pads of Pastelmat assorted colors 9.5"x12" $25 and 12"x15.5" $30. A Grey glass palette for my u.go Large Pochade $8 used. Four trays of PanPastels mostly shattered for $40. Including the...

Beautiful easel! I love Richeson products. I have their art horse bench in my living room in front of my bow window. It goes so well w my furniture.... Only thing is, it has now become a cat shelf lol..

Thank you... I saw them sitting there and was very lucky to be able to get them. Awhile back, I had also acquired the little 6x8 Ugo for $25 and I love that one (so stinking cute, too lol). I have a few other pochades, and they all get used.

I found some great deals lately at an art store clearance, a private sale and a couple thrift stores: Lots of Ampersand Panels- Twelve 8"x8" Gessobords flat for $1.50ea. Eight 16"x20" Aquabords 7/8" cradled for $10ea. Three 12"x24" Claybords 3/4" cradled for $10ea. Four 4oz jars of...

Still still my favorite thread....

A couple days ago at a thrift store, an art store clearance rack and a private sale: Two nice aluminum poker chip cases for $4ea. I'll fit them for pastel storage (the smaller bits that I keep w the label for reordering). The book "Painting Chinese Watercolor" by Lian Quan Zhen $4. The book...

I've used coloring books in the past for trying out colored pencils combinations.

I made some really great buys from a thrift store, art store clearance, estate sale and a nearby neighborhood yard sale: A beautiful big rolling kitchen cart w shelves and drawers for $60. For my studio... An aluminum Roz pastel box w four trays and 114 Mount Vision and Ludwig pastels for $50...