Morning Collection - September 30, 2026

🫟 Something I Noticed

The season has changed. 

I've rededicated some time to getting back to my watercolor paintings. Earlier this year I learned that I seem to be allergic to my oil paints and haven't painted since. The leaves are turning here in North Carolina, and with the weather newly chilly, it feels like a good time for self-reflection and rededication. 

So yesterday I took inventory of my watercolor paints and made a chart to help me go forward. Some of the paints are old — eight years, maybe — and a bit sticky. I noticed the Winsor Newton ones were still the creamiest. 

I'll have to shift my thinking a bit: back to building lighter values with water instead of white, and leaning more on drawing skills to sketch the scene before I paint, since a stroke can't be undone in watercolor the way it can in oil.

But the ease of watercolor feels simpler — like getting back to basics, no pressure. 

I'll start this week and keep you posted.