“Someone Just Like Me” by Frida Kahlo
“I used to think I was the strangest person in the world but then I thought there are so many people in the world, there must be someone just like me who feels bizarre and flawed in the same … Continued
Playing with Watercolors Art Journal Page
The thing I love about playing in my art journal is that there is no right or wrong. I can try out new techniques and not worry about the outcome. Tonight it was loosening up with my Dr. Phil Martin’s … Continued
It’s Time to Have Some Fun!
Sometimes, some just plain old silliness pops into my pages. This is another of my magazine turned art journal pages, and the original lovely and respectable lady in the ad became a whimsical pink haired and long necked fun loving … Continued
Magazine turned Art Journal
After looking over a selection of sketchbooks and journals recently, I found myself balking at the cost. Promising myself that I would make the purchase “later” I left without the new art journal that I had gone to get. … Continued
A Matter of Style
Finding your “own” style as an artist can be an elusive pursuit, a bit like capturing mist in a jar and defining its shape. In the jar, it’s shaped like a jar, but set free to see its true … Continued
Here is the World
“Here is the World. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don’t be afraid.” Frederick Buechner
Painted Foundation
A good background in art is like having a good foundation to build on. It is what turns a journal full of doodles into an “art” journal. As I begin my new sketchbook, I paint a few pages as backgrounds, … Continued
Tab Dividers in Your Art Journal Box
Today I am going to show you a part of the art file journal project that really adds to the fun. That is the tabs, which are the first thing you notice when you open the box. I have collected … Continued
Powerful Words
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson These words of Emerson have had a powerful influence on me. Worry about the future, regrets about the … Continued
Make a Mistake, Make it Great
Some of the art techniques that I end up being most pleased with came about by accident. One of those came about when I was printing pictures to put in the art journal file box that I shared with you … Continued