Hi!
It's been a while since I have been to the Party... (except for working in the background with Kristin, that is.) I have 4 canvases, gessoed and sitting on my table - ready to paint but have I? Oh no... Well at least I have been playing and painting in my art journal though, so I finally have something to join in with!
For some unknown reason, birds are inspiring to me a lot these days. First a little blue jay - usually I see a few during the winter but this year it has been so brutal that very few feathered friends have been around. There has been the occasional chickadee and yesterday morning a gorgeous cardinal, singing his little heart out ☺ - no blue jays yet though...
Blue Jay flitting
Blue Jay and Oscar Wilde quote
One technique a lot of people seem to use in their art journals is to pre-paint pages. I did that here and for me it was harder to figure out what to do with this darn page than had it stayed blank. I had seen a technique in paintings where an animal or face was painted using circles or black marks as shading, so I thought I would try that here. (Not sure I am even describing it well... or if it has a name... Anyone know?)
Great Blue Heron spread with van Gogh quote
Great Blue Heron (up close - double click to enlarge)
After pasting a few thing into the journal, I was left with an odd space, so I decided to fill it by painting this quirky guy...
Virginia Rail
And then there were another couple of pages that weren't bird inspired but designed more to inspire me (or push me) to take action...
Next Step
50 Coffees Project
Looking forward to seeing your painting and/or art journaling efforts! Have a lovely week.
