SO Excited
I have been keeping my eyes open in Nottingham, hoping to spot an art shop somewhere. I haven’t had any luck, though. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to buy some watercolour pencils, as well as masking fluid. I found some cheap-o watercolour pencils at a stationery shop, but decided against it because I want to move away from buying cheap rubbish. I’d rather invest in some higher quality products and save up for them.
Finally I thought I’d have a quick look at the big WHSmith in town. Lo and freaking behold - they have a whole range of Windsor & Newton Cotman paints, paper and brushes! And masking fluid. I felt a little dizzy. I managed to restrain myself, only buying a bottle of masking fluid and a packet of brushes. I was so excited I bought the wrong ones first (oils and acrylics only). I found out on the bus, so I went round again and straight back into the shop. However, the watercolour ones were twice as expensive, so I thought I’d just save it for another time. In the end, temptation won, so I went back to the till, only to find that these more expensive ones scanned for half the price they were listed for. Yay!
I’m super excited now. It doesn’t hurt that my sister is coming over tomorrow. Posting might be a little light, because we have plans to visit London, the Peak District and Sherwood Forest. But I’ll try my best to catch up afterwards.