26 on my desk/worktable

Folk art shapes, and Matisse shapes cut from watercolor paper, 140lb.

A mixture of Matisse inspired cutouts and my folk art cutting files.

See the sepia post

I was trying out the Vicki Boutin watercolors. Rich saturated colors, and very smooth paint. The tubes are very small and don't match the labels. Very good to replace empty pans, nice bright colors without being fluorescent.

I am slowly upgrading to better watercolors. Even if you are using cheap brushes, which are my next upgrade, bright colors, and creamy consistency, that re-wets easily are my top priority.

25 inspired by matisse

A few years ago while visiting the Blanton Museum in Austin Texas,(sorry no pictures, it has been a while). I made a few notes to myself.

The colors! This, of course, is my subjective interpretation.

I sketched a few shapes from his paintings and the cutouts

I then made then into cutting files

The files are in SVG format. When I placed them on the matt for cutting, I realized they were very small, so when I cut them again they will be much larger.