Make people LOVE again! Let’s start right now :)
I created big brush strokes and used a palette knife with white gesso, black gesso and pink acrylic paint. Then I stamped my Love Story foam stamp on some left over collage paper and cut it out and pasted it.
I added my Love Stamp…
…and my Love Tag rubber stamp for the journaling.
I colored in the stamping a bit, and added drops with teal to pull that color a bit further across.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Is it over yet? Hanging on a thread… I created this art journal page at the end of December.
I began with a background that was from cleaning off different colors. I used black spray paint over my Chicago stencil first, then layered up my Santiago stencil and sprayed with white. My Mini Motifs rubber stamps fit perfectly in the stencil design (smile!).
And I added one last detail to my pattern with one of my Fan-Fare rubber stamps.
I added a bit of coordinating collage paper and my journaling with a white Signo pen. Hang in there everyone!
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“Told you so” Sincerely, Your Intuition
Sometimes you gotta listen to your gut :)
Grabbed this art journal which I hadn’t used in a while and found this page which had a transfer which wasn’t that great (the initial photo didn’t have enough contrast). It seemed like i had given up on that one, so I figured it was time to take care of it again.
I used acrylic paint in teal and lime green as well as gold gesso by Daniel Smith to color in the background, then layered my Art Nouveau stencil on top and used a baby wipe to take away some areas.
I used Honsell soft pastels into the still wet acrylic paint for some scratching and color, and also used a soft pencil to add some obscured writing. I let it dry and then painted it with clear gesso to add tooth but also to seal the pastels that did not dry into the wet acrylic paints.
I then used Derwent art bars and Neo Colors II to paint over the face – using a water brush to blend the wax bars but also leave some dry wax marks for texture.
Lastly I added some stamping with my new Mini Motifs foam stamps and acrylic paint and journaled with a posca marker and white signo pen.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
I wanted to share a little Flip Through video of my newly finished art journal.
I keep about 4-5 journals at the same time so they are always filled with an eclectic mix. This one highlights some pages that later became sketches for original paintings. You may also spot pages that are from some of my Online Workshops.
Do you keep several art journals at once or do you work through one at a time?
Wow, this is gorgeous! The flip was a little too fast for me though. Had to watch it several times, but fun!
Loved seeing the Klimt pages again too.
Linda
“The middle is messy but that is where the magic happens.” -Brene Brown
I used spray paint, gesso, and acrylic paint for my background and then began creating my scene. On the left is my Warehouse and Brownstone rubber stamps, even further than this image shows is my Queen Anne rubber stamp starting the row.
I continued the cityscape with some of my own building sketches, with acrylic markers and adding details here and there.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
It’s Halloween… Are you wearing your mask? Not just your spooky costume mask, but also that PPE? I hope so – as we know it is one of the most important things we can all do to help stop the spread of the virus. It’s been on my mind a lot lately, so I took it to my art journal.
I started my background with some new soft pastels that I have been playing with lately (link below for those), mixed with fluid matte medium. Then I used my Versailles stencil with blue water based spray paint. To highlight the design more, I added a Posca marker outline and my Fan-fare rubber stamps.
I sketched the skeleton lady with acrylic ink on deli paper and also added in my You are my No. 1 Priority stamp from the #keepyouposted set because that is the whole point right? I am wearing my mask to help protect everyone around me :)
I hope you have a happy, safe Halloween.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“Somewhere inside of all of us is the power to change the world.” Roald Dahl
And now is the perfect time to use this power… and VOTE.
I created my scene using acrylic paints and gouache and acrylic markers. A lot of hot colors here to give this one some power ;)
For my quote I chose a calligraphy pen.
And then that all important Ballot Box stamp from my #keepyouposted rubber stamp set.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
“I believe in you”… Words that water flowers! – Michael Faudet
I messed up the quote but oh well, happens to the best of us :) I didn’t see it until I looked at the photos for this blog post and then decided to leave it …Flower Flowers – you know what I mean ;)
For my background I used Sunshine Yellow, Planetary Purple, Milky Way Magenta, and Mars Red moonlight duo ink pads and my Sunburst Triangle rubber stamp from the Triangle Love set.
I sketched on deli paper using acrylic ink and acrylic paint, then added it to my page. I used some delicate black splatters to bring it all together.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
I recently found a vintage book of a collection of prayers by Robert Castle – Prayers from a burned-out city – 1968. Castle was a Reverend at St. John’s Church in my neighborhood in the 60s and very involved in the Civil Right’s Movement of that time. His prayers feel so unbelievably timely. I wrote one of them down on my spread:
People are scared
A whole lot of people are scared, Lord, just plain scared.
You know why?
The “Man” has got a lot of people thinking scared- brainwashed into thinking they can’t do anything to change things
like changing schools, jobs, houses,
the cops, City Hall, and just lots of things.
Making people think they are nobody and powerless is the work of the devil, Lord.
That’s what we call the “Man” lots of times, Lord – the devil.
I’m praying real hard and loud that we are all somebody. You’re in us, aint you, Lord? I can just feel yo in me. Lots of time I get in your way but I feel you.
And I feel you getting to me and saying:
No more being scared.
The Lord ain’t scared – never has been – never will be.
No more scared.
I got the power, Lord –
I got you and I’m someboday.
Oh Lord,
I’m somebody so damned special and important, that I’m on my way.
I’m on my way up to the “devil man, ” Lord,
and I’m going to wrestle him down like you did.
Remember?
You remember!
And I’m going to win the “Man” like you won the devil.
The angels are going to come and minister to me. Bless those angels, Lord.
Amen
I painted the building as study for a later painting using spraypaints, acrylic paints, and acrylic markers. The building is on the same street as the Church and the former home of Reverend Castle and I thought of how he must have passed this house many times walking around, maybe thinking about his prayers and sermons.
Here’s a closer look at some of the details.
I added journaling and then painted over it to have only bits and pieces come through. I used my Broadway Fan foam stamps and my Triangle Love rubber stamps.
Here are some of the supplies I used:
Nat, I love the prayer and your painting.
Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanky you so much Sue!
Thank you so much for posting this prayer and your thoughts about Rev. Castle. Very inspiring and hopeful–exactly what I need today. Thank you.
Thank you so much- I am glad it inspired you!
That was wonderful Nathalie. Thank you so much for sharing. I watched it several times too. Loved that you explored different perspectives. Each page is unique.Explored your art work and was super impressed.
Rita
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