🌿 The Benefits of Candlelight

“May it be a light to you in dark places, when all other lights go out.”

— j.r.r. tolkien

🌿 It’s a dark, stormy day in Ohio. Candles make it all better. Did you know there’s science behind this? 

I love painting by candlelight or a fireplace in the evenings, and it turns out they both emit an infrared light which boosts your mood and immune system. The warmth of these won’t wreak havoc on your circadian rhythm like the cold, blue light of your phone or tablet screen. 

What are some ways you get cozy while making art?

🌿  Supplies Used

 

• Da Vinci Watercolors 12 Full Pan Set
• Set is vegan and 100% lightfast
• Re-wet easily 
• Highly pigmented colors remain exceptionally vibrant and clean in mixes
• Made in California by a small, family business
• Set available at Da Vinci
• Tubes available at Blick | Da Vinci

• Tombow Mono Drawing Pen
• Waterproof fineliners perfect for ink and wash watercolor
• Tips hold up better than Sakura Pigma Micron for me
• Available at Amazon | Blick | Jackson's
  
  
• Zebra Zensations Brush Pen
• Archival, water-resistant
• Easy to control for beginners
• Available at Amazon | Blick
• Also available in colors at Amazon | Blick
  
  
• Odyssey Notebook
• 400 numbered pages
• Rounded corners
• Choice of blank, dot grid, or 7mm rule
• Hard Cover
• Tomoe River 68gsm paper
• Available on Etsy
• See my full completed journal review and flip through on YouTube
  
  
• Elizo Leather Journal Cover
• A5, chestnut
• Cut generously to fit many different A5-ish notebooks
• Feels like a baseball glove or bomber jacket
• Available at Amazon

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Happy painting,
Ann