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 seascape lies beside a loose flower study. A ceramic water cup and stained towel sit near the window, with clean brushes gathered along the lower edge.

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 seascape 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.