Daniel Smith Watercolors - these watercolors are my go to for daily painting. They are rich, well balanced mingle nicely and are gorgeous. Potter's Pink is a must!
Sennelier Watercolor Set - Pure pigment! Classic rich watercolors - a little goes a long way. They blend and pick-up beautifully.
Used by Singer and Sargeant, Windsor & Newton have stood the test of time and I love they way they dance and mingle.
This is the "Koi" by Sakura travel watercolor set. I just love this little kit. The watercolors are good quality. I use this set along the coast, or by the lakes and woodlands where I live. I love to paint the jetty's and beach grasses and this set in particular has paynes gray, burnt umber for the rocks and grasses. It also has some deeper colors to achieve tonal impact from the lakes and woodlands. These paintings are in my sketchbooks, but, if there is one I like, I will recreate it in the studio as a landscape for art prints, cards, notes etc. using my other watercolors.
My favorite medium of all time is soft pastel. Sennelier is my favorite brand for extra soft pastels. I started with this set of half sticks to see which colors i would use up first, over time I have replaced those with full sticks.
Now owned by Prismacolor, Nupastel has been a favorite "hard" pastel of mine for years. Great for blocking in shapes, tones and creating underpaintings. mixes well with water or alcohol to create a wash for underpaintings.
Jack Richeson - This set of hand rolled pastels are velvety and soft and come in great colors for florals.
For pastel pencils I really enjoy working with Caran D'Ache. Great colors, and work great for finer details.