I have been sorting out my acrylic paints for the 2010 painting tour.  I plan to use acrylic paint within the caravan in the evenings and I want a small compact kit.  Most of my acrylic paints are in either 1 litre large bottles, or 500 ml jars or a few old and hard to read the description or colour, tubes.  They need a good sort through.

I began at the supermarket and I bought tight fitting lidded, plastic containers, 100 ml empty bottles, sold as travel shampoo and conditioner storage. The small plastic pots are sold a as mall condiment containers and are idea for small amounts of paint also.

I decanted 100 mls of paint from the larger bottles into my smaller bottles until I had one well-packed set of many colour paints in one container.
 
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I made a stay-wet pallet for painting the landscape, when I travel, by putting the grids from two smaller containers in the bottom of a shallow square container.  I cut wettex sponges to fit over this grid, and then I covered these sponges with wet strength paper towels with part of the paper towel going under the grid to the base of the container.  When in use I will have a shallow layer of water under the grid, I will have the wettex sponges damp, the paper towel will remain damp and the paint goes on top of the wet strength paper towel. The air tight lid will then hold the moisture in and any unused acrylic paint left over from a day’s painting session should stay wet until the next painting occasion.
 
 
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250 ml jars of several brands of acrylic paint fit perfectly in the plastic sewing totes sold in many sewing craft stores.  These crates are also flat topped with a recessed handle, so they stack well, on top of the other to save space in the studio. Being plastic, they are waterproof and any spills are easy to clean up.
 
 
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The Daly Waters Pub is a ‘must see’, stop over on the trip up through the centre of Australia. Each time we make the journey we stop over for the night, enjoy the famous barra and beef  evening meal with entertainment, camp in the paddock (oops camping ground) shower with cute little green and pale brown frogs (dozens of them J ) and leave refreshed the next day.

I have just finished my small flow formula acrylic painting of Daly Waters Pub. I have ordered some prints made from this original work. These will be ready for sale in early 2010

There are 25 A4 size prints, at $10. each, plus postage.

25 small business card size fridge magnets, these are $5. each, including postage within Australia, extra for shipping outside of Australia.

100 regular size postcards at $1. Each plus postage cost.

The original work will go on tour with us, in 2010. for sale, direct from the artist, from our caravan studio. POA