Lisa Spangler

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My Palette for the Nature Spot Challenge

I had so many requests for info on the little palette I’m using for the Nature Spot Challenge — so here you go! Colors are: DS = Daniel Smith, WN = Winsor and Newton Just let me know if you Read more…

By Lisa, 2 years ago
Nature Spots

What Papers to Use for the Nature Spots Challenge?

I had several questions about what papers to use for the Nature Spots Challenge so I thought I’d write up a quick blog post. See this post for full details on the Nature Spots Challenge, starting January 1st! Hope you’ll Read more…

By Lisa, 2 years ago
Palettes

What’s On My Palette?

Choosing paints to put on your palette is very personal — it depends on where you live, what you like to paint, how much you enjoy color mixing, and more. Someone who does botanical art will have a very different Read more…

By Lisa, 2 years ago
Nature Spots

Nature Spots 2023

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, 2 yearsDecember 9, 2022 ago
Palettes

Dec 6: Live Demo with Art Toolkit!

Come join me and Maria from Art Toolkit for a live demo on Tuesday, December 6th at 1pm Pacific to create colorful cards for the holidays! The demo will be HERE on YouTube and we’ll save the recording so you Read more…

By Lisa, 2 years ago
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Organizing My Art Toolkit Palettes

Tips and tricks on how I keep the pans for my Art Toolkit palettes organized.

By Lisa, 3 years ago
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I started a perpetual journal!

I’ve been wanting to start a perpetual journal for a while now and I finally dove in! I wanted to do a quick writeup since several friends have asked me about it. First off, what is a perpetual journal, you Read more…

By Lisa, 3 years ago
Gear

Fall/Winter palette update!

I love tinkering with my palette and switching it up for the seasons. I put together this fall/winter version in my Art Toolkit Folio so that I could play with lots of reds, oranges and yellows plus have some moody Read more…

By Lisa, 3 years ago
Gear

Review: The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling

I just finished up my Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling and thought I’d post a review. (Find it HERE in Jack’s shop.) For those who haven’t heard of him, John Muir “Jack” Laws is one of my heroes — I Read more…

By Lisa, 3 years ago
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Folio Mixing Palettes

Do you ever dream about watercolors? I do! And I had a dream about a new Art Toolkit Folio palette configuration and had to try it! :) Say hello to my new setup for World Watercolor Month — on the Read more…

By Lisa, 3 years ago

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