Desert Darlene's Art and Photo

I haven't been doing as many paintings lately, but here is a photo of my set-up on a current piece of artwork. I usually work at my dining room table, which is kinda inconvenient when it comes time to eat dinner. But, I have no other place to set up. I like to work with acrylics and use a disposable pallet, if possible. Luckily, I only use a few sheets otherwise I would use a flat, plastic pallet if I painted more often. I use water for thinning my paint and cleaning my brushes. Usually, I let the water evaporate naturally and then peel off the paint from the bowl and throw it in the trash, though I still wonder if this is a good idea. All the paint I use is non-toxic. I have had no issues with permanency with the non-toxic versions.

Most of my paintings are either done on canvas, stretched canvas, canvas paper and canvas board. Sometimes, I will do it on thick or watercolor paper. My brushes are almost all bristle because I can't afford anything nicer and softer. Plus, sometimes I'm rough on my paint and brushes and it helps to have a stiffer brush to work with. I use a combination of dry brush painting and some watercolor techniques.

For colored pencil drawings, I use a variety of sizes of paper for drawing, usually Strathmore. I like to use Prismacolor pencils. I've tried other types of pencils, but I like Prismacolors the best.