Eclectic Echoes

Debby’s cool mint tin traveling watercolor paint set.

I stumbled across an excellent idea at Drawing the Motmot and thought that it would appeal to many in my family besides my wife and I.

My folks find themselves traveling often with my father being a professional photographer and my mother an artist. My mother, who has traveled quite literally since her birth, loves to spend hours enjoying nature, sketching, and painting scenes, while my father does his photography. Unfortunately, like Debby, by the time her gear allowance comes up, there is often very little room for paint sets and easels, especially if there is an airplane involved. Debby came up with a great little portable paint-in-miniature watercolor kit that fits in a purse or cargo pocket!

Tammy and I will be making a few of these for trips in our local area. Tammy loves to do watercolors and is excellent at it. Although I am nowhere near as talented as she is, I enjoy painting if I have the time. Johann loves painting and is very keen to paint during our nature walks now that spring has come.

I could spend hours going through some of Debby’s posts, especially with her beautiful sketches and travel tales… but, unfortunately, I must focus on school projects right now!