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My intro to me and the little piece of the internet I hope to curate for the betterment of chaos
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o/ Hell - o there. This little slice of the interwebs started out as an experiment, rolled into a store, and has now become a space where I rant, ramble, explore rabbit holes, and trip over historic pigment facts. I’m not a pigment perfectionist—I find what’s fascinating about it, but I’ll never hold anyone to strict standards like lightfastness. Why? Because that takes the fun out of it, and honestly, it's a lot of work I'd rather put into my own paintings.
This site is also a resource for anyone interested in art. Whether you're a new artist, a dabbler, a professional, or just curious, you'll find my portfolio, watercolors gallery, classes, and store. Art doesn’t have to be about making money—it’s about joy. So, kick back, browse around, and most importantly, enjoy yourself.
Where it all began
Needrak studios came up because I couldn't think of a good name for my studio that wasn't always taken. A dear friend of mine started to tease me with the nickname and the name stuck for the brand. I made these watercolors for me. It started with a bad interaction between myself and another person who was selling on Etsy. They were pretty rude in their response, maybe that was just personal perception but then i was like how hard can this really be? So I tried it. Found what I had requested was easy for me to do. So I did it and that's how it started. I created paints that I enjoyed. They have oxgall, gum arabic, and distilled water for a binder. I like a certain texture but I like for the blooming to be spread. I am such an organized straight line perfectionist when it comes to sketching. With watercolors I prefer the chaos.
What's the road ahead...
Something that has come out of this is a watercolor gallery. A future app as well. The watercolor gallery is every piece of watercolor that I own, including Gouache. Swatched, labeled and some testing done. I say some testing because I want to let you experience the same thing that I have instead of taking it all away from you. I will have blogs that will cover reviews, tutorials, resources, and pigment tables. I have a large library of knowledge and I warn you walking into this you are going to be subjected to cusswords, silliness and ranting. Apparently a lot of ranting. I have a lot of paintings that are in progress. I will share random sketches, plans and hopefully progresses on the bigger projects I intend to unleash here. I will be building a forum for people to hang out in, members get access to certain things first and there will be a lot of updates to galleries and changes on a regular basis!