Finishing an Art Journal

I have left room for journaling or for a photo or two
Some I left simple, some I worked a little harder

Some I painted little pictures on canvas then stiched

vintage lace and paintings







The one above is the front page. Now I need to start working on the covers and spine

there are 3 signatures of 4 sheets of paper each, a total of 48 painted pages

I am linking up with Show and Tell Friday at "My Romantic Home"

on Saturday "Pink Saturday

ART DAY

Are you taking the free Strathmore workshop? Traci Bautista is teaching right now. I didn't do the first 2 videos, but I had time to give this one a try.
We were to use "something" found for a texture stencil. I found this on the ground a couple of months ago. I have no idea what it is, but it worked great

I can't wait to see what we do with it next week. I used my new paper pad!!

Fun Day

Yippee for Dick Blick Art Store!! Drove into Pasadena, 50% off these two books...I used my 40% off coupon on the letter stencil.I signed up for Joanna Sharpe's Letter class in Feb. Its not to late to sign up...I want to make some little journals so you cant have to much paper!!
oh lookie what Stacey found at a garage sale...another retro chair...for a whoppen $2

Shes already gotten the pad off and ripped out the old cane, filled the holes.

It will be fun to see how she changes it. (she thinks she may have an "old chair" addiction!lol)

My boss is coming to town tomorrow, I'm making sure everything

looks clean and tidy...do you do that?

I went and bought a bunch of new flowers, got them planted

dusted off the mailboxes (I'm an apt. manager)

hosed down the entryway.

Made sure my paperwork is all filed.

whew! lol

Watercolor Rose

The picture above, I played around with it in Photoshop, I "enhanced" the color

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I'm linking up with "Pink Saturday" Watercolor and Micron

Glittery Tray

I signed up for Show and Tell Friday with My Romantic Home Here

Martha Stewarts Tinsel Glitter encased in Resin

Yesterday I thought I'd keep my art page simple, today...not so much.
This little tiny page took me much of the day...snipits of time.
I let it dry naturally
I have a hard time with abstract. I've been stalking (in a good way)
these artists.
Alisa Burke
Roben-Marie Smith
Traci Bautista
Martha Lever
Joanna Sharpe

I also didn't want to use my "normal" supplies
Heres my list:
Watercolor crayon
rubberstamp
metallic ink
texture paste
stencils
glimmer mist
india ink
wite-out pen
acrylic paint
micron pen
Yep, all those on one little page 3 1/2 x 4 1/2

keeping it simple

I didn't have much time, this was all about the frame...I'll be doing a better frame later, I just kept it simple for today...

Art Journal Page 11

Well, the project was to sketch, paint, photograph...cooking or preparing food.

Thank goodness I have a husband and daughter that love to cook!

I do make myself a cup of coffee...this is a wonderful vintage cup, that I love
my pages are getting done...what fun this is,

The class with Alisa Burke is art daily for one mo.

the challenge will be to continue after Jan.

Thankfully I signed up for another class in Feb. with Joanne Sharpe

Daily Art Journal, Day 10

Please don't make these pictures larger...my photography skills didn't kick in..lol. Blurry!!!


I'm caught up posting my work...I think...I love that I am challenging myself to create art every day. I usually sketch out what I want...then in the evening, I have a "bed tray" or "art tray" that it has now become, my movable art studio. The cup holder now holds my water to rinse my brushes.

Daily Art Journal

Watercolor page...3 1/2 x 4 1/2

Daily Art Journal

I really have been keeping up with my daily art. I just got around to getting photos taken.

The top one, just doodles, then going over some of the lines to make them darker

This one above...dripps and dribbles of watercolor
Another fruit one. I added a few white gel pen marks to see what they would do,

I also used a micron pen .005 to outline.

Nice Day in So. Calif.

We took a trip to Pasadena, I painted this fresco about 18 years ago on a 100 year old mansion. Whenever I visit, I feel the need to post pictures.
This is the back side, it is t'wo stories, in the front it is 3 story's high. I used a cherry picker
Going by LA I snapped a picture of the buildings shining in the sun
Went to the Venice Farmers market. No one knew how to dress, boots and flip flops
I had to snap a picture of this guy...the ultimate California surfer dude.
Love this old bug
HOpe you enjoyed taking this trip with me today.

Went to Santa Ana, Ca

Lights were still on the trees, moon in the sky..."Art Walk"...not, not all experiences are good
The picture above is my abstract from "my daily art" class with Alisa Burke.
She also wanted us to find pattern, I came across this tonight, cool huh
Another shot of the art walk, there wasn't much art, the music sound like it was from the 70s and they were on drugs...awful!! But we laughed and had a good time...

Went to Santa Ana to Jenny Doh's open house.

Art Journal Day 4

I'm on a roll...can I keep it up for 361 more days?? lol. I'm going to TRY!!

"TRY"

My word for this year "TRY". Try new things. I'm taking a class with Alisa Burke, this one was doodling with a ball point pen. I couldn't leave it, so I added watercolor, it bled a bit, I think I used a gel pen, not the old fashion ball point. Next page, I'm going to lay down some watercolor first, then find the right kind of pen. My goal for doodling is to get better and better. I have doodled all my life...yes, on homework too. I'm also signed up with Joanna Sharpe starting in Feb. It will be fun to see my little pages evolve, I'm glad you are here for my journey.

New Art Plan

I have a plan...3 1/2 x 4 1/2...a little piece of art every day...I've started, plan to keep at it...
My word for the year is try. Try different and new things
I purchased this expensive watercolor paper years ago while on vacation. What am I saving it for???
So I folded it to make a doable size. Now I have eight smaller

areas. Should make a great book at the year.