Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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If you could only have five art supplies while stuck on a tropical island what would you take?
This is a question I have asked dozens of artists and nature journalers in my interviews on the Nature Journal Show but this time I answer the question myself while on a tropical island by myself.

Here are my TOP FIVE SUPPLIES:
(some of these are affiliate links)
1. My Patagonia Shoulder Bag (discontinued)
2. Sketchbook: Stillman and Birn amzn.to/41qlCMg
3. My Brushpen: amzn.to/3ZJyxrj
4. John Muir Laws Custom Watercolor Palette: johnmuirlaws.com/product/custom-watercolor-palette
5. Waterbrush: Pentel Aquash Large: amzn.to/3VskB2D

If I could bring a few more supplies I would bring these:
1. Waterproof backpack: amzn.to/3OOg5aN
2. My Shelta Hat: amzn.to/3D3DO4q
3. Tapered Stainless Steel Water bottle (no longer available...)
4. My Close Focus Binoculars! amzn.to/3BjfLhi
5. My favorite clip on macro lens: amzn.to/3ZsuG0D
6. Headlamp: amzn.to/3D7EMN0
7. My favorite chair!!! amzn.to/4ivS9GQ

Want to go to this island in the video? Check out the people that I went with here: coibatrip.com