#tracibautistacolor

Long before I started making paint, I was documenting color + my creative experiments— collecting + painting swatches, documenting my process + techniques, naming palettes, layering washes, scribbling notes about how a blue shifts when you add just a whisper of burnt sienna.

My studio notes journals and inspiration sketchbooks became my creative compass. They showed me what I loved, what worked, what ideas wanted to become something more.
Swatching isn’t just documentation. It’s where discovery happens.

Today’s #tracibautistaCOLOR PLAY WEEK session is all about swatching as a creative PLAY— how color studies evolve into palettes, stories, and collections.

I’m sharing inside my journals and sketchbooks PLUS a first look at my upcoming Quarterly Swatch Journal—a color exploration program for building palettes, PLAYing with mixed media + motifs, Procreate, and seasonal inspiration.

This is the practice that grounds my entire creative practice. If you've ever wanted to build a color archive that guides your work — or develop a ritual that turns exploration into insight — this one's for you.

Today's session will show you how a simple swatch practice becomes a creative system — and give you a first look at the program that's launching soon.

This is Day 3 of PLAY WEEK—three days of studio play, color exploration, and the inside stories behind my handcrafted pigments.
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🎨 PLAY WEEK SCHEDULE

Day 1: The Art of Wax
Day 2: From Inspiration to Collection: How a Collection Is Made
Day 3: Quarterly Swatch Journal Preview
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