It required a yearslong, worldwide search for watercolor papers created in environmentally conscious ways.

Only one watercolor paper is made with organic cotton.

My new handmade watercolor papers include Aquari by Sastres in Spain, as well as,

Peruvian Papelera Don Bosco made with organic Peruvian cotton. Papelera Don Bosco custom makes the paper

for me without sizing. I size it with pure gelatin.

Several other paper mills produce watercolor papers meeting my criteria for environmentally

conscious production. Learn about these watercolor papers, my intense paper search, art and the environment,

and how artist’s materials influenced the progression of art through the ages in my book.

My BLOG discusses my book.

As I recover from the search I am beginning to paint on these gorgeous handmade papers. Below are

paintings not yet complete, shown for inspiration while I explore my new mark making. Each paper takes paint uniquely.

BANNER PAINTING

COLOR TEST ON PAPELERA DON BOSCO, custom handmade watercolor paper, organic cotton, gelatin sized by K ROUSH