Portable Art Toolkit

1. Sketchbook. This should be small enough to fit into a pocket. Obviously the summer months will allow only smaller books. Don't buy a moleskin unless you want to look like a pretentious tit. That look is very fashionable this spring so I went for it.
2. Pen. This is completely open. I hate drawing with pens as they are as unforgiving as Palestine and Israel.
3. Pencil. Not shown as it was so forgiving the pope canonized it the day of the photo.
4. Conte. I love this stuff! I bought this neat little four color kit that comes in a padded cardboard container the size of a matchbox. The only disadvantage is that if you want to exhibit more advanced techniques with conte you will have to use your thumb or bring your favorite smudging tool along. And if you bring that well you might as well bring the paints and easel and the whole kaboodle and that defeats the purpose of discrete portability.