Winslow Homer's Travel Watercolor set.

[Ranx]

Hello all, I saw a picture of Winslow Homer's Watercolor set a few
years ago, it was one of those travel half pan sets in a porcelain
box/case. It also had a case called a "Morocco Pouch" that looked like
an ideal travel case, it was made of canvas I think, and it would wrap
around the box/case, and had areas for brushes, etc. Anyone familiar
with what I'm talking about?

I've scoured the web looking for one of these "Morocco Pouches" and
have been unsuccesful, and I'm hoping someone here may have an idea
about this item, and if it is still possible to obtain it or something
close to it.

Thanks,

Ranx

[Eliska]

I don't know about Winslow Homer's kit specifically but here' something similar to what
you've described.

http://www.cheapjoescatalog.com/catalog/productlist.asp?id=4

Also, W/N also has a super pocket size kit

http://www.cheapjoescatalog.com/catalog/products.asp?id=22&pid=4&ppid=1

I remember when they first came out and they cost a bundle. Cheap Joe's has the cheapest
price I've seen on them.

I put my compact half pan kit (I think it's Rowney), a tiny watercolor block, sketch pad,
pencil, sharpener, eraser, tiny nalgene bottle of water, and some folded paper towels in a
sandwich size zip lock bag. I tuck it into an outside compartment of my camera case.

I've heard it suggested to cut down the handles of a couple brushed so that they'd fit
small, but I either use the one that came with the kit or put another brush in the camera
bag compartment. Obviously i use this to do small watercolors.

Hope this helps

Eliska

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[Hans Supp]

In article <atq9avg1g22lckq72...@4ax.com>, Ra...@fakeemail.com
says...

> I've scoured the web looking for one of these "Morocco Pouches" and
>have been unsuccesful, and I'm hoping someone here may have an idea
>about this item, and if it is still possible to obtain it or something
>close to it.

You can buy 'pochade' boxes of watercolors
from various mfrs - W&N, Rowney, etc that
have either full or half pans of color and
usually a sable 'travel brush' that comes
apart and stores in it's own handle to protect
it during travel.

[Eliska]

On Tue, 22 Apr 2003 03:22:06 -0400, Ranx <Ra...@fakeemail.com> wrote:

I got all excited looking at the different watercolor kits and found another one

http://www.dickblick.com/zz003/22a/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=4355
The Holbein watercolor set sounds like what you're describing except that it has tubes,
not the pans. But if you click to see more images, it shows the case wrapped abound the
colors with a place for brushes.