First Mixed Media blog in Romania
I started this journal page having in mind a totally different idea, but you know how it goes: you open your journal and say you’re going to draw a bird, but you end up with a dog. Well, not really the case, but what I wanted to “paint” and share to the world was different …
Most often than not, our busy lives prevent us from looking around at the little things that bring us joy. Being in a continuous state of disatisfaction and disappointment is what keeps us blindfolded from not seeing what’s right in front of our eyes: life ain’t that bad. Things are not that dramatic as they …
Today I stumbled upon a card illustrating blooming poppies. I said to myself that those would make a fine collage in my journal. I cut a few blooming poppies and a few poppy bods to match them together, and glue them down on the page, leaving some space for lettering. I misaligned the word “blossoming” …
Today I went back to faces. I took advantage of the extra time I had when my baby was asleep, and painted this face. I’m still using “fast” art supplies – those that can be used anywhere, anytime, and are fast-drying, since I don’t have time to wait for the paint to dry before I …
Although I like drawing faces, my journal pages are sometimes just filed with random drawings of flowers, leaves or simply circles, like the one today. I was struggling with the desire to draw a face, when I decided to go for this simple circling surrounded by leaves, if I may call those leaves. And …
With the same violet pen I used over here, I sketched this face a week or so ago. I was inspired by a photo I saw on Pinterest and thought it will be great to do a quick sketch. I applied some watercolor pencils, but definitely you can use directly watercolors. I preferred to use …
Just like The 29 Faces Challenge and The Flower Art Project, I want to start a new 30-days art project called “The Quoted Pages”. And as the name suggests, those art journal pages are going to include an inspirational quote each day of the month. The quotes I chose to use are personal development, self …
