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Artist. Painting things. Learning in public. Explore artwork and join the studio at joynewcomb.com.
Joy Newcomb is a watercolor artist sharing original artwork, creative experiments, and small painting studies inspired by architecture and landscape. Through A Wandering Palette, she offers a monthly learn-to-paint art club, where members receive a mini art lesson kit mailed from her studio along with tutorials and behind-the-scenes creative process.
“Have no fear of perfection—you’ll never reach it.” — Salvador Dalí
Paint something. Cut it up. Move it around. Make a mess. Change your mind. Try again.
Sometimes the best part of making art is simply giving yourself permission to play.
A compact watercolor brush set that actually makes sense for painting on the go. Six brushes, different shapes and sizes, and the brush tips stay protected when they’re packed away—perfect for travel palettes, sketchbooks and plein air painting.
Artify Travel Watercolor Brushes:
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Swatching a new set of markers is one of my favorite ways to see the full range and start coming up with ideas for what I want to create next.
This Shuttle Art set includes 120 alcohol marker colors plus a colorless blender, with dual tips for different ways of working.
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Shuttle Art 121 Colors Alcohol Markers:
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09/13/2026
If you’re looking for art supply recommendations—or shopping for an artist and have no idea where to start—I’ve put together a list of the supplies and tools I actually use in my own artwork and studio.
Watercolors, markers, brushes, paper and other creative supplies are all in one place, and I’ll continue adding things as I use and recommend them.
You can find my art supply recommendations here:
https://a.co/d/06945u7g
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09/11/2026
A cigarette break. A broken knee. A few minutes that could have changed everything.
Twenty-five years after September 11, and after another frighteningly close call in our family, I've been thinking about the small moments that can change the entire course of our lives—and how different my family might look today if just one of them had gone another way.
The Small Moments That Change Everything
The Small Moments That Change Everything | September 11, 25 Years Later — Joy Newcomb | a Wandering Palette Twenty-five years after September 11, I reflect on the small moments that changed my family's life, what could have been, and the people I'm thankful are still here.
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