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Anne Butera's avatar

I love this, Rosalie! I usually pack waaay too many art supplies and then never touch them. What a great idea to let your inspiration lead the way and not put too much pressure on yourself.

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

This was my first time trying this approach, and it was so fun! Plus, finding a good art supply store on foot was a satisfying adventure :)

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jane stadnik's avatar

https://yucatantoday.com/en/blog/how-is-the-maya-blue-pigment-made I have artist family in Merida who has been using Luis May mayan blue ( the actual formula used by the Mayans) its a cool article

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Woah, that's amazing! It's such a stunning shade of blue.

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Karen Houlding's avatar

What wonderful splashes of color and fun paint pens! Sometimes the most memorable things happen when they are unplanned!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Definitely!

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Elaine's avatar

Love this idea! It must have been so interesting visiting an art materials shop in a different country too! Thank you for the inspiration :-)

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

It was super interesting! It was the nicest art supply store I've been to in years—huuuuge selection.

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Lauren S.'s avatar

Totally gorgeous!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

thanks Lauren!

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Laurie's avatar

Lovely. Thank you for sharing!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Thanks for reading, Laurie :)

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Pam Roberts's avatar

Thanks you for sharing your drawings/paintings from Mexico beautiful and colorful!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Thanks for taking a look!

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Cecilia Pitas's avatar

Thank you for this! I love Oaxaca, and art supply stores are wonderful everywhere. Sigh. I really need to go back now.

Ceci

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Oaxaca blew me away. Can't wait to return.

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Cecilia Pitas's avatar

Did you go to Merida? It's wonderful too, in a completely different way.

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Zabby's avatar

What a lovely way to go about it! I feel the same about nature journaling and I never want it to feel like a chore! Love your flat colour illustrations too - the results are so different to what you may have done had you taken your own supplies right? I'm desperate to visit Mexico!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Yes!! The results are totally different than if I'd taken my normal travel art kit (watercolors).

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Mimi's avatar

I love your Mexico art! It's inspiring me to play with my paint pens more! I think I need smoother paper for them. My watercolor paper kinda shreds the tips.

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

Yep, mixed media paper and Bristol paper work super well!

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Jessica Rayan Art's avatar

I love your idea to wait until you're there and feel the pull to create before acquiring art supplies. It really makes the sketches unique within your work and especially meaningful. Thanks for sharing!

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Rosalie Haizlett's avatar

It worked out so well for me! I feel like sometimes bringing the supplies along from home can give unnecessary pressure to create even if you aren't really feeling it. Thanks for reading!

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Albert R. Matheny's avatar

It’s really cool to see ow you use your talent to show us a new way to see things. The vibrancy of Mexico always astounds me, and you get it!!! Well done!

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Cindy Landy's avatar

I recently took a trip to Southern California and debated whether to take supplies knowing I was not on vacation but a trip to visit family that may not be around much longer. In the end I took my smallest watercolor kit and a small watercolor pad. I'm glad I did because on one sleepless night I just got up and painted. It was relaxing and took my mind off of my brothers sickness.

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Judy Morotti's avatar

Thank you for sharing your impressions of Mexico with color! We want to journey there, too.

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Val Stricklin's avatar

Very beautiful! Paint pens on vacation are a great portable solution.

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suzanne joy teune's avatar

I'd love to see that art store. do you have a picture?

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