Sandy Allnock’s Watercolor
ColorLibrary
the worldwide watercolor community.
The story behind my color studies
As an artist who had a lot of colors, so many sat in a box unused; I had swatched and dismissed them if that swatch didn’t sing the right way that day. I knew that a bloop of color doesn’t tell me much about how a color performs in an actual painting, so I embarked on a years-long exploration of all 272 Daniel Smith colors during the summer of 2026.
Poke around on this site as it develops – the first pages are for those colors in which I recorded some of the process in video, but I’ll expand as I have time to bring in colors from previous works that suit this project. Over the years, I hope to complete this collection to provide a useful resource for the worldwide watercolor community!
About the artist
I’m Sandy Allnock, a watercolorist living in the Seattle area, and have been painting since about 2017, but an artist my entire life. I earned a Bachelors Degree in Art at Frostburg State University.
My favorite thing
Out of all the mediums I use…watercolor’s by far my favorite. I love to keep learning, and there’s a bottomless sea of opportunities with the medium.
On Daniel Smith
I was lucky enough to fall in love with Daniel Smith’s paints early in my watercolor career—and it’s a joy to serve as a Brand Ambassador for them. The paints are high quality, lightfast, and I love the transparency, granulation, and mixability that help me create the way my heart wants to paint!
My Passion
A crazy project like this isn’t done for the sake of creating a library. It’s to help other painters! Teaching is my love, and I know this could be a really helpful tool for the global community of watercolorsts.
Upcoming Events
Guess what? I’m teaching in person again! Slowly at first, just a few gigs, but in the next few years I hope to increase that a little bit.
October 27 – December 1, 2026
University Women’s Club, Seattle
For six weeks, we’ll gather in downtown Seattle to paint landscapes! We’ll practice techniques, talk about how to plan a painting to increase chances at success, and become a community as we do. There’s a morning and afternoon session each Tuesday.
Once I have signup info I’ll post it here – let me know if you’d like a notice when that info is available.
Watercolor Workshop
First quarter of 2027
In negotiations right now for a west coast workshop, drop me a line if you’re interested in a 2 day painting weekend with me!
Coming soon
Summer 2027
Let’s book something!
Coming soon
Fall 2027
Let’s book something!
Get Involved
As this project develops, I’ll be adding other artists’ work in a particular color to that page. I’ll have more information on how that will work as I figure out a system that I can manage – but do play with the colors you see on this website, and those will be the first “tests” that will be added here.
Get In Touch
Drop me a line and let’s make something fantastic together.
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