So this Kuretake Gansai Tambi is really for botanicals, the traditional Chinese painting kind, because it requires mostly layering.
Lesson learned: 1) Do not use Kuretake for washes; 2) Best for botanicals or traditional Chinese painting; 3) good for illustration that needs opaque colors and doesn’t require the heaviness of gouache. 4) Aside from the size of the palette and the pan, this watercolor is not suitable for urban/plein air sketching because of the said paint quality.
If I finish this palette, I doubt if I will buy it again. I think I’m better off with Holbein. If I become good enough, I can invest in Daniel Smith.
I also tried my new #1 portable brush that I ordered from Shopee. It’s good for detail painting along with my #000 da Vinci brush. At least this latest botanical drawing is no long as messy as my previous attempts when the smallest brush I had was #2
I think I want to invest in Chinese brushes and attempt a Chinese watercolor drawing again after 25 years. Twin I said among the things I painted, it’s the Chinese-style black and white painting of a bamboo forest that she liked best. The one that hangs above my computer monitors that I made when I was in high school with a difficult Chinese brush.
Gee, I was better when I was in high school even if I was just using cheap brushes and Pentel watercolors. 😂 Oh well, I had a lot of time in my hands then to practice.
My gallery wall is now almost filled up. However, 12 months from now I would have to take them down as we would be transferring to my hometown. I hope I have enough wall space for all of these. Or I will return my sister’s paintings.
I think I need to go home next weekend and talk to another contractor.
I should have gone today since the girls are again with their dad. Oh well, I’ll just bring them along next week.
Taal Volcano erupted again today. Phivolcs raised the alarm again to Alert Level 3 and people had to evacuate again.
I hope the people along low-lying areas of Talisay and Tanauan are safe.
My parents’ hometown will be covered again by ashfall. I hope Anilao is not as affected or else my reservation is in danger of being pushed back again.
In other news, Taylor Hawkins died today. I don’t know if Foo Fighters can still continue…Maybe…since Dave Grohl is still there. But then Led Zeppelin disbanded after the death of John Bonham. 😑
That I lived up to 42 and a single mom to twins. And surviving.
But then at the back of my mind when I was younger, I knew somehow I’ll end up single. I don’t know. Maybe I’m that jaded as early as high school. I knew that men couldn’t be trusted. And every time I let down my guard I always end up with scumbags. Except maybe for that ex who climbed a mountain with me but he really wasn’t into climbing mountains 😂. It was just we were incompatible and it was a mutual decision to break up. Later on he tried to get back with me but I have already moved on. I’m not a fan of recycling. But he was a good guy. It’s just he wouldn’t be able to keep up with me.
The rest…my younger self wouldn’t be that surprised that I am an international news wire reporter. I had always been driven and at the back of my mind I knew that I would be working towards it. It’s not really a goal but it was one of the things I wanted to try. In one way or another I know that I would end up where I am today now.