Paint brush storage

(C) 2019 Dale DiMauro

With work a little slow and the weather iffy I decided to build a brush holder for when I am working on a watercolor at home. I built this little box out of oak, purchased from Home Depot, in my garage. 

I cut in half a basic sponge which my brushes sit on and this enables them to dry in the open air. I have found that I do not like getting my table in my studio wet and sometimes my brushes roll off the table. Whether painting inside or out I try to limit myself to using four or five brushes as it is less to keep track of. 

In addition, I find this system keeps the tips of my brushes in good shape. If I am interrupted by a phone call or someone comes to the door I can easily rinse out my brush and set it on the holder in no time and resume painting when time permits.

As they say, to each their own. At least I find this works for me. You might want to consider something like this in the future.