Everything is Falling Apart – Art Studio Vlog | Small Art Haul & Happy Mail

This summer has been one of the hardest I’ve ever faced, and honestly, it feels like everything is falling apart. 💔 But in the middle of all the chaos, I’ve been leaning into my art — finding comfort in the swirl of paint, the scratch of pencils on paper, and the joy of little creative treasures arriving in the mail.

In today’s vlog we’ll spend time together in the studio painting a cozy mixed-media owl illustration 🦉, swatching a small set of Caran d’Ache Pablo pencils ✏️, opening happy mail 📦 from sweet viewers, diving into two beautiful and inspiring new art books 📚, and unboxing a small art haul. ✨

So grab a cup of tea 🍵, pull up a chair in the studio, and let’s make a little space for coziness, color, and creativity. 🌿

📚 Other Things I Mentioned
🎨my "Loose Garden Watercolor Blooms" video 🌸   • Loose & Wild Watercolor | Art That Speaks ...  
🎨Sailor Fude Pen Video ✒️    • This Drawing Pen Is SO Weird… | Sailor Fud...  
🎨 My Shop: https://www.winterwoodsstudio.com/shop
🎨 My Art Instagram:   / winterwoodsstudio  
🎨 My Patreon:   / winterwoodsstudio  
🎨 Artist who uses Pablo Colored Pencils: @anneliesdraws
🎨 Illustrator Alice Melvin: @alicemelvin
🎨 Mouse’s Wood by Alice Melvin: https://amzn.to/4lJZWS9
🎂 My Birthday Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls...

⏰ Timestamps
0:00 – Intro & life update
09:13 – Showing my new gouache set-up + pieces I’ve worked on over the last couple of weeks 🎨
15:27 – Running to the post office to get viewer mail 📬
15:50 – Little art haul 🛍️
20:44 – Picking out colored pencils for my birthday – Pablos? Supracolor? 🎂
22:17 – Illustrator who uses watercolor pencils as colored pencils only ✏️💧
24:52 – Swatching the Caran d’Ache Pablo pencils 🎨
28:29 – Comparing Pablos to Luminance, Polychromos, Supracolor, Albrecht Dürer
30:40 – Swatching my new tube of gouache + one watercolor 🎨
32:56 – Happy mail from viewers 💌
35:36 – Second package of viewer happy mail ✨
37:31 – Second half of art haul 🛍️

📦 Art Supplies in the Haul
🎨Silver Brush Company Quill brushes
size 80: https://amzn.to/45GZXBu
Size 120: https://amzn.to/3HMCtle
🎨Daniel Smith Duochrome Autumn Mystery Watercolor ✨
https://amzn.to/47cbw4G
🎨Holbein Acrylic Gouache in Pale Lilac 💜
https://amzn.to/4fXP9SE
🎨Creating Textured Landscapes with Pen, Ink, and Watercolor by Claudia Nice 📖
https://amzn.to/4n2HWDf
🎨Mark Hearld’s Workbook 📚
https://amzn.to/4mG7cQ6
🎨Woodless Graphite Drawing Pencils ✏️
https://amzn.to/3VkkAx8

Happy Mail from Viewers (thank you both again, so very much!)
🎨The Brave Girl Club books 💕
Choose Happy: https://amzn.to/45Ld2bq
Go Where the Peace is: https://amzn.to/45H0xza
🎨Derwent Inktense Pencils
https://amzn.to/47dXM9y
🎨Derwent Inktense Sticks
https://amzn.to/47kkahG

Art Supplies Used in the Video
🎨Canson XL Mixed Media Paper
https://amzn.to/3VlJXyv
🎨Holbein Irodori Autumn Gouache 🍂
https://amzn.to/3HUTcCQ
🎨Ceramic Mixing Palette
https://amzn.to/4g7Vrzl
🎨Ceramic Palette with Mixing Wells
https://amzn.to/4n1VwXo
🎨Platinum Carbon Black Ink
https://amzn.to/4224yM7
🎨Pilot Kakuno Fountain Pen ✒️
https://amzn.to/4oWnfuB
🎨Caran d’Ache Pablo Colored Pencils ✏️
https://amzn.to/4fXnYrj

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✨ Thank you for being here and for supporting my art journey. Your presence truly makes this little corner of the internet a warm, creative home. 🌙🕯️

To buy me a tube of paint (or provide support)!: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/winterwoods


My every day supplies:

Invisible Glove Barrier Cream (protect your hands from your supplies!): https://amzn.to/3Tl9JRC

Oil Painting:
Michael Harding oil paints (my favorite oil paints- the best of the best):
Six tube set: https://amzn.to/40vYN6Z
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3lcjVz2
Gamblin oil paints (my runner up paint and a little cheaper):
Nine tube set: https://amzn.to/3wY67e8
Winsor and Newton Winton oil paint (Best inexpensive but good quality paint for beginners)
Ten tube set: https://amzn.to/3JKEXPq
Liquin (thinning medium and speeds drying):
https://amzn.to/3Rzgr5S
Liquin for fine details:
https://amzn.to/3YLjryz
Liquin Impasto medium (for thicker texture):
https://amzn.to/3wYCSaW
Gamsol (oderless paint thinner and cleaner):
https://amzn.to/3DHpgVC

Watercolor:
Daniel Smith Watercolors:
https://amzn.to/3JQm91v
Arches Hot Press Paper:
https://amzn.to/3JLKW6H

Pastel:
My favorite pastel surface is ClaireFontaine PastelMat:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/3iWcRWx
Blick Art Materials: https://shrsl.com/3w5on

Stabilo CarbOthello Pastel Pencils:
Amazon(set of 60): https://amzn.to/3wooZmq
Blick Art Materials (sets and individual pencils): https://shrsl.com/3w5ph

All music by Epidemic Sound
Affiliate links with Amazon and Blick art materials help me buy more supplies!