Where do you start when wanting to explore watercolor paints? I started like many by going to my local arts and craft stores to see what paints they had available. I started exploring watercolor using Winsor & Newton watercolors in the tube. After some time using these paints, I took a trip up to Oregon for a watercolor class where I was introduced to M. Graham Co. What a difference I found between the two companies. I soon started to create a list of paint colors I wanted from M. Graham.
I love how M. Graham colors move and flow. Their paints are so creamy and so rich. They use a natural binder that comes from Northwest blackberry honey. This formula allows the paint to be easily rewet when left on your palette. There is little to know waste because of this. Some tube paints can be hard to rewet when dried on a palette but this isn’t a problem with M. Graham.
To allow myself to paint in different locations, I have placed my M. Graham watercolor tube paints in a metal travel tin. I purchased my metal travel tin on Amazon along with the empty half pans so that I could arrange my paints how I felt was best. The paints never fully dry, they stay at a tacky consistency. This can be a turn off for some but I love this about them. Again, it makes them easy to rewet and get started painting.
Since working with watercolor for the last five years, I still go back to my M. Graham paints. I have explored a few other companies and enjoy some of them but I still find myself going back and using my M. Graham. As long as they never change their formula, I believe I will always have a palette of their paints.
