How to improve your life with art (plus thoughts on a few controversial FAMILY matters)

Watch ad-free on Patreon:   / 79329   Today I‘m exploring some new travel paints from Meeden, in a format you might not have seen before, PLUS some silky smooth but wonderfully responsive watercolor paper from Paul Rubens. Use your granulating paints to create a soft background and then take a line for a walk with me and create some leaves and flowers to lift your mood while I ramble on for a while on subjects close to my heart! Materials: Meeden Travellers Watercolor Set https://amzn.to/4b80zAd Meeden Lo-Tak masking tape https://amzn.to/3WFAHHl Meeden Watercolor Block https://amzn.to/3yhcBc7 Meeden Flower Ceramic Palette https://amzn.to/3WHEyE6 Paul Rubens cold press 100% cotton A4 paper https://amzn.to/4cO0jaI Kuretake Starry and Pearl Colors https://amzn.to/44DaM5n Winsor and Newton fineliners https://amzn.to/3MFkGL9 Sakura Pigma Micron Fineliners https://amzn.to/3NMEg7s Staedtler Fineliner pen set: https://amzn.to/3Tw Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pens https://amzn.to/3QIcn2N Princeton Aqua Elite round, size 12: https://amzn.to/3RqtTcb Chapters: 00:00 Exploring new paints and paper and getting set up 10:19 Painting a background 12:12 Painting leaves and a few flowers and berries 30:59 Choosing a pen 32:19 Finishing with some fineliner details Links to general interest Channels I listen to and recommend: Charles Dowding No Dig (gardening channel)    / @charlesdowding1nodig   AMT2.0 Remember? When the Boat comes in    • Playlist   Plus Forsyte Saga, Poldark, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and many many more vintage series.    / channel   Elder Gal (talking about being older and lonely)    • My Son Hasn't Spoken to Me in 12 Years (an...   Looking at Life with Dee (reflecting on aspects of modern life)    / @lassiefromlancs9   Silver and Solo (reflecting on life as you get older and live alone)    / @silverandsolo   The Dean (former Dean of Canterbury Cathedral) prayers and wanderings    / @gardencongregation   --------- Get an overview of what we do here at Diane Antone Studio: https://linktr.ee/dianeantonestudio Join my FREE Studio Insiders' Newsletter for weekly coupons, freebies, offers, inspiration, news and more: https://dianeantone.com/join-our-news... Join my YouTube Membership: https://youtube.com/dianeantonestudio... Join my Patreon:   / dianeantonestudio   Check out my BLOG: www.dianeantone.com and download FREE traceable sketches for ALL my painting tutorials HERE: https://dianeantone.com/free-downloads/ Shop My MERCH: https://merch.dianeantone.com ------- SUPPLIES Browse all of my recommended supplies on my Amazon Storefronts: USA - https://amazon.com/shop/dianeantonest... Canada - https://amazon.ca/shop/dianeantonestudio UK - https://amazon.co.uk/shop/dianeantone... About my brushes I have always bought my favorite brushes from Drawell direct from Japan. They are handmade in Japan. Drawell will ship readily to anywhere in the world. The prices on their website are in Japanese currency but if you send Mr Maeyama an email he will give you prices in other currencies. The brushes I use are the Golden Nylon Series 11-2, and I use mostly sizes 7or 9 and 10 and 13. http://www.drawell.co.jp/english/prod... --------------------------------------------------------------- CONNECT WITH ME Visit the YouTube Community Tab here: https://www.youtube.com/DianeAntoneSt... Diane Antone Studio Private YouTube Members Group - for Members only   / dianeantonestudiomembers   Website: https://dianeantone.com Facebook Diane Antone Studio:   / dianeantonestudio   Facebook Members Only Group:   / dianeantonestudiomembers   Facebook Learn to Paint Watercolor Group:   / learnwatercolourpainting   Facebook Learn to Paint Mixed Media Group:   / learnhowtopaint   Instagram:   / dianeantonestudio   Pinterest:   / dianeantonestudio   TikTok:   / dianeantonestudio   Please visit our baby sister channel @fromthegarden Tip Jar: https://tinyurl.com/dastipjar --- FAVOURITE SUPPLIERS BLICK ART SUPPLIES: https://tinyurl.com/savewithblick --- We use royalty-free music from Epidemic Sound. Sign up with this link to get 30 days free. https://www.epidemicsound.com/referra... Diane Antone Studio makes a commission from sales made through the above links.* #dianeantonestudio #watercolor #art