Art on a desert island.
What 10 items would you take?
4/18/20251 min read


Listening to Desert Island Discs recently it suddenly occurred to me - apart from the music, what 10 art items would I take onto the island? Just 10 items that would satisfy every artistic urge or whim and allow me to do the thing I love whilst stranded. Easy. (1) A huge block of A0 acrylic paper which could be cut down as required into many pieces or made into a journal. (2) a large pot of process blue acrylic paint (3) ditto lemon yellow (4) ditto process magenta (5) ditto titanium white - that's all the colours covered if I mix them all from these (6) one good medium acrylic brush - I can paint and make marks with bits on the island like shells and twigs (7) a scalpel (8) a large pot of ModPodge (other brands are available) or similar to varnish or stick or repair my tent! (8) my gelli plate, no question (9) a very large roll of masking tape - my absolute favourite bit of kit (10) a graphite stick to sketch. Which makes me think I could probably manage without the other 679 art items in my home right now. What would you choose?