Isn’t she lovely?
Lily She’s Lovely
Welcome to my post about creating vibrant lilies with pastels. I am going to be taking a loose and spontaneous approach rather than a detailed, highly realistic portrayal of these…
An Awesome Stag in Pastel
Welcome to Creating Loose Pastel Stag Artwork on Acrylic Hey folkies! Welcome to this post about creating loose pastel stag artwork on acrylic. It’s been a while hasn’t it? My…
Imperfect but wonderful art journal
Imperfect but Wonderful Art Journal Page
Welcome to another wonderful art journal page post :)[br][br] I say this with a chuckle because the quote for the page is:[br]
You don’t have to be perfect to be wonderfulOf course being wonderful is subjective so there may be various reasons why something is wonderful to you. In this case the page is wonderful to me because it is finished and a mistake was successfully corrected. I’ll explain more about that later . . .[br][br]
Be the reason someone smiles today
3 Gorgeous Fluorescent Colours You Need to Use in Your Next Painting
Fluorescent colours are such fun but the paint normally fades in prolonged exposure to sunlight so an art journal is a great place to play with them as the pages are protected. [br][br]
Choosing Fluorescent Colours in Paints
You can get fluorescent colours in:[br][br]- pigment
- paint - claim to be lightfast too which means they should not fade from exposure to light.
- pen - a whole page of different types of pens.
- screen printing ink
- acrylic ink - I find these to be very thin.
Happy St David’s day
St David’s Day 1st March Card Design
St David, of course, is the patron St of Wales and there are, in our culture, several interesting tales about him. I spent my young years in Bronant in mid Wales going to a County Primary school and learning to speak Welsh. St David’s day was a special day for us when we got to dress in traditional Welsh costume and do creative activities like singing and painting and reciting. Of course, a lot of those paintings were of daffodils which I still love to paint.
Creativity Requires Courage
This journal page was inspired by the quote [br]
Creativity requires the Courage to let go of CertaintyI think this is never more evident than in the layering process in art so I made this page with layers, letting go of each by adding the next. It's so easy to get attached to a layer that's been added, especially when it's full of colour and serendipitous texture.
2022
Year of the Water Tiger 2022 Art Journal Page
Today is the 1st Feb 2022 and as such it is the start of the Chinese New Year, also new Lunar year. This year is the year of the tiger…
Be like the mighty salmon ... swim upstream
The Mighty Salmon
This week I am inspired by the Atlantic Salmon that swims up rivers in Scotland at this time of year (October - November) to spawn. How they navigate waterfalls involves…
Not shy at all
Getting to Know Acrylics
What are acrylic paints? They are a water based media that dries permanent with a plasticky finish. They are made from pigment in an acrylic polymer emulsion. Acrylics come in different consistencies: High viscosity or heavy body: these guys really give a textural finish, I love them. Normal, medium viscosity: great for flat painting. Low viscosity or fluid acrylics: lovely for dripping or using in an airbrush. Acrylic inks: enjoy for graphic work, permanent backgrounds, writing.
Starting with pretty colours and moving to more sombre ones
Art Journaling as a Creative Process
To me, art journaling is a creative process in a few different ways. Art Journaling as a Self-Creative Process. In one way it is a journey of self creation that…