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Painting NYC with Rosemary and Co Travel Brushes
[By Marc Taro Holmes in NYC, NY] Getting to be a ways back now, Rosemary & Co sent me a set of their travel brushes, saying, give them a go and tell us what you think!
It was winter at the time, so today's the day I finally get down to a review.
And I'm happy to say, I like'em a lot!
They're a nice sharp sable brush, just a good as any I've tried. But - these are the reversible/pocket brush models, where the brush slips back into the hollow handle. So they're extra convenient for packing along on a holiday.
Just what the Urban Sketcher ordered.
You can throw them into any old bag or pocket, and they'll always be protected.
They come in natural Sable (my preference for watercolor) and, quite unusually, Rosemary offers them in a wide range of brush types, including Flats (one stroke), Riggers, Filberts, a Comber (rake), Mops and even a Dagger (in a mixed Sable/Nylon blend). As well, there's a few sizes of Squirrel mops, if you like the softer hair.
Now, I personally like to do everything with a pointed round, so that's all I used on these sketches. But for those who want more variety, this is a nice option I haven't seen in competing travel brushes.
You know, I haven't really done a lot of street-sketching in NYC. It seems like every time we go, it's for a museum exhibition. So it's great to get out on the street at last!
We took the train in, starting from Grand Central Station, and just started walking with no particular itinerary.
We were there with our painter-friend Shari Blaukopf. She knows the town well - so she made sure we found some great spots - like this cafe in Bryant Park, behind the public library.
I won't go on any further about the brushes - but suffice to say, I painted this whole sketch with a #3 Rosemary Sable pocket brush - so it does everything I'd ever need. At least for a 9x12" sketch. They don't quite come large enough for bigger paintings.
But for what I'm doing here, one brush handles both broad passages, ultra fine lines, and can be splayed for dragging or raking leaves and branches.
I like to get a lot of mark making out of the one brush - it's too much trouble to be switching back and forth while sketching on location.
After Bryant Park , we did some shopping at Muji (Shari needed a hat).
And we ended up at the Flatiron. (There she is with her new hat).
There were huge crowds at the nearby NYC BBQ Festival. I saw squads of photographers standing in the street to get the classic Flatiron shot. Somehow. people didn't seem to know about this cafe at the base of the building.
Incredibly, they have a sign front and center, declaring "You don't have to buy anything to sit here." You can bet I took them up on that.
What a deal! It left me with a much better feeling about NYC than our time in Venice Italy. I'll tell you. Every square inch of shade, every single chair in Venice - locked down and guarded!
I mean, I don't mind buying a coffee for the chance for some comfy sketching. But hey - free is free. Thanks NYC! What a great day :)
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