I'm not know for my ability to doodle. You would think anyone could doodle, wouldn't you? What I've found is that some people put marks on paper and some people DOODLE. My friends, Jana and Denise are very talented in the Doodle department.
My flowers are my latest doodle attempt. I used a page from a book to give them some added texture. I spritzed some paint on the page first and then added the doodle. I tore around each flower instead of cutting this time.
The grass was done by running the edge a credit card through green paint and then dragging the credit card down the journal page. This is my favorite way to make grass because it doesn't look so neat.
This page was done for the Colors of Summer Challenge: Orange & Hot Pink. My pink now looks purple. Not sure what happened with that.
I added the word bloom because I'm wanting my muse to bloom. I was away over the weekend and I don't have much of an urge to paint since I returned. I know that the only way to get over that is to paint anyway. This is not my favorite piece but it is my effort on a day when I would rather have taken a nap. If your muse is not whispering in your ear today, put some paint or ink on paper anyway. It will get the juices flowing. Thanks for stopping by and visiting.
Link: Colors of Summer, Mandarin Orange Monday, Creative Everyday, Artist Play Room, Glue It Tuesday
I'm fairly new to believing I'm an artist. I made a commitment to myself several months ago do something creative everyday. Most of the time I work in my art journal or my altered book. I'm very comfortable doing that. I've worked consistently for several months now and that work is paying off for me.
I've wanted to do a canvas for a while but I'm afraid. I don't know why a canvas is scary. It just a flat surface and I can gesso over it if I really screw it up. Today, I decided I wanted to do something a little larger than a book page. I really wanted to work on canvas but chickened out in the end. This is done in a "book" I recycled from a job years ago. I worked on it "as if" it was a canvas.
I began by painted the page with gesso. Then I used a light purple paint over the gesso leaving some white peaking through. I cut the vase from a page I'd taken out of my altered book. I folded the paper in half so that I could get my vase to be the same on both sides. I lightly painted the vase with a shade darker purple than my background. I gave it a couple coats. Finally I finger painted the stripes with a darker purple.
The flowers are cut from two Sizzix dies using chipboard. I gessoed them and then painted them with craft paints. After they were dry I peeled one of the chip board layers off the back of the flowers so they would not be too bulky in my book. I used a round brush to paint the greenery and stems and then arranged the flowers. Scotch Quick Dry Glue was used to attach the flowers. I used a Hero Arts background stamp for the text background in a purple and then in white. I used a black Stabilo Pencil around one side of the vase for a tiny shadow. The final touch was to outline the flowers with a white water based Sharpie Paint Marker.
I am amazed that I did this piece. I'm so pleased with my progress. I now believe that I can do a canvas. Thanks to all of you who visit my blog and encourage me. I treasure your comments. I appreciate your encouragement so much.
Link : Artist Play Room, A Year in the Life of An Art Journal , Creative Everyday
