brushes, paint, brushes, paint

Okay, so I've become slightly obsessed with brushes lately.  I used to just pick up one when I knew I needed it, now I can't help myself.  I LOVE them.  To be fair, I do burn through certain ones faster than others.  I've learned that one of my favorite brushes to use is a 1/4 angular. I don't have a brand, but Loew-Cornell, seems to make some pretty resilient brushes. I have also learned that I don't like synthetic mongoose brushes.  They don't hold up well - and while I can make them serve other purposes, they can't give me the sharp edge I sometimes need.  Who knew?

Here's my new one - its a sable bristle, which seems to be the best kind I've used so far:

I am also always looking for different tiny brushes because I typically put a lot of tiny details into my paintings.  It doesn't always show well online, but you can ask anyone who has one of my paintings, its all in the details. So I found this gem the other day:

The one I have is a 10/0, which is super tiny and AWESOME for little areas that need shading. Okay, I realize after reading this I am such a dork!

My favorite by far and I CAN'T wait to use is this little fella - I had never seen such a thing, but this is called a whale tail!  I have some special things in mind for what this guy is going to do!

I have a very special, large canvas that I am going to get started on, and I have a feeling this is going to come in handy! I just couldn't help myself, we saw each other from across the room and it was kismet!

So I have these new brushes and three paintings to get started and one to finish up!  I am a busy girl!  So one last picture to share before I go:

I *heart* my new brushes!

Okay you can all say it in unison - with my husband.... big dork!

Thanks and have a great day!