Carol
Spohn
Designs
Resources and Supplies
RESOURSES:

Art Supply Warehouse;   (Raleigh North Carolina)  1-800-955-6778     www.aswexpress.com and www.aswsale.com

Jerry’s Artarama ;  (North Carolina)    1-800-827-8478    www.jerrysartarama.com

Cheap Joes ;   www.cheapjoescatalog.com/index.asp

North Light Book Club ;   PO Box 9274, Central Islip, NY  11722-9274

Dick Blick ;    1-800-828-4548  www.dickblick.com  also local retail store in Roseville very cool store, helpful staff)

Wet Paint;  1684 Grand Avenue, St. Paul, MN 651-698-6431, www.wetpaintart.com

Daniel Smith;  1-800-426-6740  www.danielsmith.com

Northstar Watercolor Society ;    Meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month at Centennial United Methodist Church
1524 W. County Road C2, Roseville MN.  Membership : Dick Graves, 2750 N. Dale #51, Roseville, MN  55113,
Membership $30.  
www.northstarwatercolorsociety.com.

Minnesota Watercolor Society;  Meets monthly September-May at Christ Presbyterian Church, 6901 Normadale Blvd.,
Edina, MN (Corner o 70th St. S. and Hwy 100).  Membership Chair,  Marian Alstad, 4011 Chicago Ave. S., Minneapolis,
MN 55407-3142.  Membership $27.
 www.minnesotawatercolors.com

Karlyn Holman  Is a wonderful resource for all things and a wonderful and sharing teacher.  She has written two books
on watercolor techniques, Watercolor Fun and Free and Searching for the Artist Within.   She has many video tapes and
mats available on her web site.  Karlyn lives is Washburn, WI.  715-373-2922.  
 www.karlynholman.com

Paint Palette
I use a Robert E Woods Plastic Palette
because of the deep wells.  My brushes are
able to pull the paint from the wells very
easily into the center space which is big
enough to mix large washes of colors.
My
Recommendations:
     
       
Brand
Type/Size
Characteristics
Where to Purchase
Dynasty Faux Squirrel  
Series 1827R
#8, #12 and #14
round
Medium firm;  
Carol Spohn
Dynasty Faux Squirrel
Series 1827R
#6 Rigger
Riggers are like script liners
Carol Spohn
Scharff Golden Taklon
Series 560
1 1/2" Jumbo
Wash
Medium firm
Carol  Spohn
       
Some other Brush Comments:
     
Papillon, #20173
4 pc. Highlighter
set, #20173
This is a medium soft short filbert used to
scrub out paint
Artist Club
www.artistclub.com
Royal 170-S
# 10 Filbert  
Loiuse Jackson
This is a soft short filbert used to scrub out
paint
Louise Jackson
Robert Simmons Sapphire
(blue handle)  
#6-#12 Round      
Firm brush, reasonably priced  
Artist Club, Michaels, Joanne ETC.
Silver Brush Black Velvet   
#8, #10 Round,
½” flat
1” flat
1 1/2” flat
Soft brush, squirrel and synthetic blend,
medium priced  
Wet Paint; Cheap Joes, Jerry’s
Artarama and other art suppliers
on the web
Richeson Black Tory #7150   
#8, #12   #8, #12  
 
Soft brush, but firmer than the Black Velvet
brush;     
Art stores
Richeson Series 9020   
#3 (liner)  
Nice liner, good value, currently using.    
Art stores
Richeson Series 9577
#2
Used to scrub out paint, hard bristles, cut to
length   
Art Stores
Kalish Series 26
1 ½”
Irish, Expensive, used for large washes;  
looks like a paint brush for painting walls.    
Art stores
       
This is my studio at home.
Brushes