Sunset at Newark airport. Our red-eye flight has boarded. Floodlights shine on the fuselages of the airliners.
The painting is just 2 x 3.5 inches, the size of a business card. I like that size for a quick color thumbnail study.
Some questions from Instagram:
sarahstergiotis I‘m wondering how much time you had to complete the painting before the plane took off?
I had about 20 minutes before pushback, when I had to fold up the tray table. I painted a little more on it later from memory.
annscottpaintings What the heck is that pen you are using? I want some!
It’s a gel pen: Gelly Roll Sakura Number 10
hermiispainting Which colours do you use? How are they packed to manage them while travelling? I pulled out five colors. I keep them in a little sandwich bag inside my carry-on belt pouch.
1. Prussian blue (gouache)
2. Titanium white (gouache)
3. Yellow ochre (watercolor)
4. Pyrrol red (gouache)
5. Alizarin crimson (watercolor)
2. Titanium white (gouache)
3. Yellow ochre (watercolor)
4. Pyrrol red (gouache)
5. Alizarin crimson (watercolor)
These are synthetic round brushes—the Jack Richeson Series 7130 #8 and #4, which are part of a travel set that works for gouache, watercolor, and casein. I also sometimes use really cheap brushes from big-box craft stores.
nmsgwatercolors Would you mind saying what kind of paper are you using?
It’s a Pentalic watercolor sketchbook, which has “European milled, 140 lb. (300 gsm) acid free paper” sized for watercolor.
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There’s a link-filled list of all of my sketching materials at this Google Doc.