From my Art Journal… Faces!
With a new ink pen and bottle of ink to try out, I started sketching faces in my art journal this week. I have been really working on developing faces this year so I am playing with some different proportions, … Continued
Leaves in the Sketchbook
Leaves are so versatile, I add them often to artwork and art journal pages. I carve them into stamps, doodle them, paint them, and stencil them. No surprise a leaf sampler showed up in my sketchbook! I love leaves, but I seldom know … Continued
J.R.R. Tolkien, Artist and Illustrator
“A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities.” J.R.R. Tolkien Did you know that J.R.R. Tolkien was a visual artist as well as a gifted writer? I just recently stumbled on this book full of his artwork and … Continued
Journal Prompt – What’s in Your Bag?
For this challenge, simply take a look at all the interesting things in your bag, or your backpack, or your glove box….. Don’t clean it out first, just let the stray and random items be part of the fun. Either make … Continued
Lately in my Sketchbook
Lately I have been using a small spiral bound mixed media journal like the one included in my new Art Journal Kits. In it, I have used, in addition to a pencil, only watercolors and the Uniball 207 pen which are … Continued
Art Journal Prompts
I have been a bit absent lately with my daughter’s premature birth of twin granddaughters the day before Thanksgiving. They remain in the hospital until they have met milestones, but are getting there! Anyway, between that and visiting colleges with … Continued