Christmas money is the best!

I went on an art supply spree today with the money I received for Christmas. I am exhausted and excited to try these things I purchased. Here they are, at a glance:

My goodies included:

• 24 Derwent Intense pencils
• A bunch of glue sticks
• some Pan pastels
• Some technical pens
• 2 white paint markers
• A small container of Glossy Acrylic medium/Varnish
• A medium size container of Matte Medium
• A sketchpad with 100lb weight paper
• A sketchpad with cold pressed watercolor paper
• A water brush
• A Tim Holtz Distress inkpad in Walnut Stain
• 2 color shapers-- They look like brushes, only with a solid rubber tip. Used to push draw patterns in wet paint. I have seen someone use them to apply liquid frisket, which is a very smart way not to ruin brushes.
• An enameled metal butcher tray  that I intend to use as a heat proof base when I use my versa tool to cut stencils.
• And a small pad of Martha Stewart paper in Halloween pattern that was on clearance

I came home, ate, and immediately went to work gessoing and drawing and painting base coats of paint. I also tested out my Inktense pencils. I think these will be better for smaller details, rather than backgrounds. They make a pigment stick that I would like to get for that purpose when I am able.

I received an ad in the mail a couple of weeks ago that had a nice arrangement of graphics set in squares and rectangles.  I painted in each of the shapes with acrylic paint last night. Today, I set out to doodle a design in each and every shape, using technical pens and white paint markers. Mission accomplished.

I am going to finish my second scary movie of the evening, then sleep like the dead. I haven't done this much walking in ages. And I am going to bed happy in the knowledge that I got something finished. I don't know how it will be used, but it is complete. And I am also happy that I have a lot of new media to try out that I never played with before. Tomorrow is going to be another fun day!