Recently in my Artist’s Journal
I enjoy working in my artist’s journal as a place to try things out. Here is what I painted in there recently.
Artist Journals
Three Painting Exercises
This exercise (shown above) was to show us how quickly a painting can come together if you keep it simple and close to monotone.
Color Studies in My Artist Journal
I love an artist journal as a place to try out ideas before doing them on larger canvasses. Here are a couple of recent color studies in my art journal that intrigued me.
Watercolor Doodles in My Artist’s Journal
Here are the watercolor doodles I’ve done recently in my artist’s journal…
Last Two Trip Watercolors in my Artist’s Journal
I realized I never posted these last two watercolors from the trip done in my artist journal, so here the are belatedly.
Watercolors in my Artist’s Journal of California
I have been enjoying my new watercolor kit that is easy to hike with. Here are what I did in the California National Parks, some of which I like better than others! All have been a learning experience, which is the point.
Liz’s Peach Crumble Recipe and Artwork
She made us the delicious peach crumble you see above, so I begged the recipe to share with you, which you can find in the first photo below.
Book Review: An Illustrated Journey
I loved this book by Danny Gregory and give it five stars. It has a short excerpt by different artists about their travel journaling practice, complete with materials they liked and why they do it, accompanied by some photos of their work.
Art Materials for the Trip
I plan on doing art journals of the trip, as well as more formal work in small size. I am taking my pastels, oils, watercolors and gouache, as well as alcohol ink and india ink pens.
Recent Doodles in my Artist’s Journal
Here are the recent pen and ink doodles done in my artist journal, where I try out ideas…
Recent Pen and Ink in My Artist’s Journal
I’ve been exploring some compositional ideas recently in these abstract doodles in my artist’s journal. They are all done in pen and ink…
Two Tissue Paper Collages
I love working with colored tissue paper, and am intrigued with the layering possibilities of it. The only problem is that it is not lightfast, so
I Painted These Two Still Lifes
As part of my New Year’s project, I’m giving myself some self-directed painting exercises. Since I am a photographer, I’m interested in a more stylized approach to painting than a photorealistic one, but I thought some representational exercises might be a growing experience. I’m not spending very long on these; they are quickly done in … Read more
My Bear Stories
I was six on a trip out west with my family. As the youngest, I was standing on the picnic table bench facing the ponderosa pines as my father cooked the meat. Savory smells were
Three Dotted Gouaches in my Artist’s Journal
I’ve done these three gouaches in my artist journal lately to study the effect of dots– their placement and color– including the influence of both their presence and absence. I enjoy this contemplative process, so I’m warming up to some full blown paintings with dots, to which this medium lends itself handsomely…