Watercolor Paint Box

An open watercolor paint box fills the studio table with rows of yellow, red, blue and green pans. Wet mixing wells hold soft pools of color, and a painted winter landscape with pine trees lies beside a loose flower study. A ceramic water cup, a few flowers and a stained towel sit to the right, with clean brushes gathered in the lower right corner.

The small paint pans form an orderly row across a much messier mixing tray. Each well holds a different stain, with water marks around its edge. Beside the box, the landscape and flower study repeat some of those colors on paper. The metal rim helps distinguish paint still in the box from paint already used in a picture. Brush handles and the cup's round opening add longer lines and curves outside the grid.