A waterbrush and fountain pen make sketching and drawing while traveling a breeze. As Tom drives, I sit in the passenger seat recording the weather.
7 pm on Route 75, October 7, 2012
Whenever we stop to eat, sleep or take a hike, I capture the moment in quick sketches, carrying pen, brush and paints in my pockets.
Popcorn Overlook, Chattahoochee National Forest, Rt. 76, Georgia
Cabins at Carolina Landing, Fair Play, South Carolina
I would have liked to stay a bit longer at Twin Falls.
Twin Falls, Reedy Cove Creek, South Carolina
I’m using a very limited palette.
Twin Falls, Ink and Watercolor Sketch
In my Altoid Tin I have pans of watercolor that I have squeezed from tubes: Aureolin yellow, gamboge yellow, cadmium red light, scarlet, magenta, french ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, phthalo blue and viridian. I haven’t had the need for anything else … so far.
Sketchbook drawings: All but the top drawing were sketched first in ink with a fountain pen, followed by watercolor.
Creative Color 
October 11, 2012 at 7:18 pm
You mentioned you use pans squeezed from tubes. Do you simply squeeze the paint into old pans that you have used up? I ask because years ago I bought a tiny Windsor Newton travel palette with brush and 10 or 12 pans. I’ve used up most of them and the other colors are not ones I use. I’ve wondered if I can use paint from my tubes to fill the empty pans. Thanks.
October 11, 2012 at 8:08 pm
Yes, Betsey, you definitely can fill those empty pans with any color you want. I reuse my pans all the time. I also buy empty full pans and half pans online (I forget who sells them …. I think Jerry’s Artarama or Cheap Joe’s). I can switch the pans out easily and travel with the pigments I think will serve me best depending on the destination and the time of year.