Don't you just love when you're working along, having an
normal-sort-of-day, and the postman shows up with a box of sunshine.
Today I'm restocking my gouache supply. Not with onesie-twosie-tubes,
here and there, but with all 84 colors in this particular range.
I'm amping up for major output this year.
In my years of ordering art supplies online from all over, I don't
think I've yet seen such meticulous packaging. I tore into the bundles
like it was Christmas. It took me a good 20 minutes to free the tubes.
Yum,
yum. Now where to keep them? I have a little baby here who would just
love to sink his teeth into each one of these tubes, take the lids off,
bust open the tails and squirt color everywhere.
Come to think of it, that sounds just about right.
Gorgeous 🙂 I’m trying to learn to use gouache.
Oh, you can’t put them away yet. You have to sort and group and stare and smile and sort and group. You know… like it’s your Halloween candy.
I do! I do! Exactly. They are all in a big basket right now. I haven’t sorted, stacked or grouped them yet. Why do I love art supplies so much!? At this point, they should hold no charm. They are work tools, after all. Basic tools of my trade.
I love me some gouache.
We can only hope that the kid doesn’t have his father’s tallent for getting into things. If so lock them up on the ceiling. Love Mom Bailey
I miss working with Gouache! I’m not sure I’d remember how to make it sing – but looking at all these pretty tubes and colors makes me want to try! Have fun! -kg
So cool. that packaging. Did you say where you ordered it from?
Haha, wowie! Look at all that gouache!
I picked up this feast on eBay of all places — a complete boon — as I was just about to order the same set from Dick Blick that very day.
DickBlick.com is a great place to go though. They have discounted prices and often have a promo for a greater discount and/or free shipping. This is the 84-tube set of designer gouache from Holbein.