Cristina, the Creative Mag

It’s been a wonderful year, and another one even more wonderful lies ahead. I’m more than happy and grateful for...

Charcoal portraits by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

And again, lovely charcoal

December 22, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

I drew this right next to the male face, with the intend to color her as I did with him,...

His blue eyes mixed media journal page

December 17, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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This page is rather ambiguous. Is this a he or a she? Of course, it was intended to be a...

Charcoal sepia mixed media portrait

December 14, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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Sometimes I love to work on loose sheets of paper, like Mixed Media Canson block, the 200 grm (120 lbs)...

My unborn baby artist 🎨 painted this

December 11, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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Aww, this entry has less to do with art journaling and mixed media, although it involves brushes and watercolor. It...

In the shadow

December 10, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

Not all the pages in my journal come out so easily or beautifully from the first shot. Some of them...

Soft pastel portrait by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Soft pastels portrait on packaging paper art journal

December 4, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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Remember my brown packaging paper art journal? It’s time to draw again and fill in the pages! It’s been a while...

Limited palette - by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro - Nov 2015

Portrait with limited palette

November 30, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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I began to love charcoal. Its smooth feeling on the paper and the marks that it lefts on the surface...

Watercolor splashes by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Watercolor – I’m not perfect

November 26, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

Another face builded up in watercolor only appeared in my art journal. This one was painted on my Canson ART...

Mixed media Pretty face by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Pretty girl

November 25, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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So after having my junk journal base done, I’m now going to fill it in with all kind of embellishments...

How to make a junk journal ---- by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

The Junk Journal Project

November 23, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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As the days are getting shorter and the time spent outdoors decrease, it’s the perfect moment to start a new journal,...

Baby with towel

November 12, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

Art Journaling, Ilustratii | schite | desene

Drawing baby faces can be overwhelming, especially if you do it after a moving child. But working after a photo...

Painting in nature - by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Warm autumn days – painting in nature

November 11, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

Art Journaling, Ilustratii | schite | desene

While there is still warm outside, grab your painting travel kit and get outside to kiss the sun. As I...

Art Journaling, General, Ilustratii | schite | desene

autumn tree by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Days of November

November 10, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

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It’s said that November it’s a sad, depressive month, but it doesn’t have to be like so if you don’t...

Whimsical portraiture on bag paper - autumn inspiration by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

Watercolor Woman Portrait on wrapping paper

November 9, 2015 Cristina, the Creative Mag

Art Journaling, Ilustratii | schite | desene

One of these days, when the sun seemed to warm the earth even more beautiful than he does in the...