Earlier this year a lovely customer asked me if I’d consider designing a travel palette. It sounded like a fun challenge and a nice addition to the other items in my line of painting tools.

The theme of the first travel palette I made was a Palm Springs inspired streetscape. We drove through the city after a visit to Joshua Tree National Park.  There were so many cool midcentury modern buildings that finding an appropriate pattern for the wells was easy.

The second design, the sardines, was a response to seeing these little tin cans of fish everywhere. While I must admit I’m not a big fan of the oily little fish, I appreciate that they’re a sustainable way to get one’s omega 3s, hence their popularity.

The third travel palette is my smallest palette yet. I wanted to make another animal palette and the shape of the spider is so efficient for dividing wells that it was an obvious choice. I think it’s an elegant little piece so I wanted to accentuate the form with a touch of gold luster. These mini spider palettes will be available in the fall.