Workdesk Wednesday: A second life..

... for my brushes. I don't know about you, but I'm often leaving my brushes in turps for weeks {uh hum...months} on end, not the best practice, so today I finally took the time to give them a clean and freshen up! Here's what my brushes looked like before:

These brushes {I have others} are not in the best of shape, but what can one expect from months of sitting in turps. Even after a quick clean with turps, followed by a lather of Davinci Soap and water, they still needed a little more attention. 

 

I use synthetic taklon brushes for the most part these days, I have tried many different hair types, shapes and sizes and seem to settle back on the taklons. To reshape the synthetic brushes back to near original shape, I immerse them in a jar of hot water, it seems to work quite well. 

SOME LOCAL WEATHER NEWS: Here is Brisbane, Australia, we have been experiencing intense rain {great for staying indoors!}. The continuous rain has caused some areas to experience flush flooding. Tomorrow being Australia Day, the weather is not coming to the party this year, how un-Australian. It's forecast to rain all week, no BBQ's or outdoor fun for the Queensland folk. 

I'm not sure if it's been the big change in weather or it's about time it was my turn, but I've been fighting a cold the last several days, so painting has been a bit slower than usual. Despite the struggle and lack of energy, I did manage to work some more on the painting above, it's coming along nicely and I'm looking forward to spending more time on it.

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