Painting on aquabord is a refreshing and gratifying experience. Especially painting with watercolors. The one aspect of the material I enjoy most, when the colors are blended correctly, are the brilliant hues you get with every painting. I enjoy lifting, pulling, blotting, and moving the paint and water across the surface of the panel to get just the feeling you want in a work of art. Painting on aquabord is like painting on paper with a few exceptions: It dries faster than paper; the colors have a little more punch; you can paint without stretching paper; you can lift pigment a lot easier; and of course, you can frame it without glass using the proper preservation spray. When I started painting with the medium about 7 years ago, I wasn’t sure how I would take to it. But through the years, it has become one of my favorite surfaces to paint on. When I feel like expressing myself in a vibrant and artistic manner, a layer of watercolor on aquabord can create just the right emotion. The next time you feel the adrenaline pumping to create something special – find your favorite hide away – a secret garden, and retreat with a brush, watercolor paint, an easel, a panel of aquabord – and FEEL the experience!