Lisa Spangler

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Camp

Started a New Sketchbook!

We’re heading to a bunch of national parks this summer and I started a new accordion fold journal to document the journey! It’s an A6 size Hahnemühle Zig Zag Book and it’s so fun! So far we’ve been to Great Read more…

By Lisa, 1 dayJune 23, 2025 ago
Gear

New Pens + Ink!

There’s nothing like new art supplies to spark your creativity, am I right? This summer I’m going to be visiting a bunch of National Parks, and I wanted to up my pen game so I got some to try! Here Read more…

By Lisa, 1 weekJune 14, 2025 ago
Portfolio

Cacti & Allies

A collection of photos and paintings of cacti and friends.

By Lisa, 9 monthsSeptember 17, 2024 ago
Camp

We sold our house to travel full time!

You read that right: we sold our house in Austin, Texas to travel full time in our converted Ford Transit camper van! I’m so dang excited! I keep pinching myself to make sure it’s not all just a dream. I started a Read more…

By Lisa, 11 monthsAugust 1, 2024 ago
Palettes

Major Palette Update! (kinda scary!)

Hey, friends! So I updated my palette — hoping this is the last one for a while because we’re going to be traveling full time in our converted camper van and it will be hard to get paint on the Read more…

By Lisa, 1 year ago
Gear

My 2024 Nature Spots Challenge Kit

All the details on my kit for the 2024 Nature Spots Challenge!

By Lisa, 1 yearDecember 31, 2023 ago
Travel

How is it December?

Hello, friends! It’s been a little quiet around here because I’ve been super busy, but hopefully things will slow down now. Here’s the story: we loaded up our converted Ford Transit cargo van and left home in Austin, Texas back Read more…

By Lisa, 1 yearDecember 27, 2023 ago
Nature Spots

January 2024 Nature Spots Challenge!

I’d like to invite you to join me for the second annual Nature Spots Challenge! It was so much fun last year that I just had to host it again! It’s super simple to play along: just get outside and Read more…

By Lisa, 1 yearDecember 27, 2023 ago
Nature Spots

Nature Spots

What are nature spots, you ask? They’re spots of color to mark your observations while out in nature. Be it a flower, butterfly, amazing rock formation or magnificent mountain, nature spots are a great way to document a subject without Read more…

By Lisa, 1 yearDecember 27, 2023 ago
Palettes

How to Mix Desert Green in Watercolor

What do I mean by desert green? Feast your eyes on the cacti and agaves below to see: Did you spot the baby saguaro? :) This opaque dusty green really used to trip me up when I first got started Read more…

By Lisa, 2 yearsMay 11, 2023 ago

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