Affirm Black Women Portrait Series: Ketanji Brown Jackson

“…I have dedicated my career to ensuring that the words engraved on the front of the Supreme Court building— ‘Equal Justice Under Law’—are a reality and not just an ideal.” — Ketanji Brown Jackson

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceApril 15, 2022Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Watercolor and ink, Portrait painting, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Supreme CourtComment

Affirm Black Women: Limited Edition Artist Stamps

Excited to announce a collaboration with the Portland Stamp Company to create a series of limited edition artist stamps!

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceJanuary 20, 2022Affirm Black Women Portrait Series, Portland Stamp Company, poster stamps, Women With a VisionComment

Palette Update - 1.12.22

New year, new studio, new colors…

Paint + SketchLydia MakepeaceJanuary 12, 2022urban sketching, travel watercolor palette, watercolor and ink, illustration, pocket palette, everyday carryComment

Travel Watercolor Kit

My current travel watercolor kit. It’s best to travel light and you really only need a couple of basic supplies to get started. Warning: it’s addicting! Includes links to my favorite supplies.

The Beginner’s Guide to Watercolor Supplies

If you’ve ever yearned to give painting a try, watercolor is a great medium to start with. It’s relatively inexpensive and requires only a few supplies to begin.

Watercolor for Beginners - a down and dirty guide

I’ve been asked several times recently about how to get started with watercolor painting, and what supplies are needed, so I thought I’d put together the most basic watercolor kit probably ever assembled...

Watercolor for Beginners

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