When I’m not working on art, I’m usually researching and writing books… mostly fiction, but some true-life stories, as well. So, I was excited when I saw someone talk about journaling as a way to plot a book. (This concept was sparked by an article – now gone – called RJ’s Guide on Creating a Story […]
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Journaling is included in this TED talk about the “happy secret” approach to living a more fun, productive, rewarding life. It starts with how you feel, and how positive you are. Your emotional level — how happy you are — determines how happy your life events are. Click the Play arrow to watch it. The
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Today, I was browsing some sites where people have posted their art journals (or artist’s journals… same thing… it’s a term always in transition). I quickly found a wonderful series of pages, and the artist (Zom) muses if they’re part of an ugly art journal. I want to say, “No! Those pages are lovely!” but
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Round Robin #2 (from the Yahoo Group, ArtistsJournals) has returned to me, and Stephen duToit has added many wonderful pages. Here are a few of them:
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I’m trying some oil paintings as ACEOs. (That stands for Art Card limited Editions and Originals, a kind of artists’ trading cards.) Because traditional art cards (including ACEOs) are the same size as other trading cards (like baseball cards, etc.), the 2.5″ x 3.5″ ACEOs can be tricky to work with if you’re painting with
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The following two journal pages are glorious examples of work by Debbie O. of our Yahoo Group, ArtistsJournals. They’re wonderful mixed media journal pages with fabric elements, and they’re full of personal insights and juicy imagery. These continue the journey of Round Robin #2b (a larger blank journal) as it traveled across the U.S. and
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The subject of this pen & ink ATC is the Spalding Inn. I’m not entirely sure why that hotel fascinates me, but it does. My husband and I have stayed there several times. And it helps that my uncle and his wife used to vacation there. There’s a sense of heritage, I guess. But… I
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For me, this ATC (artist’s trading card) was about design. I wanted to see if I could use a simple subject and create enough visual interest so people don’t simply glance at it and say, “Ho-hum, it’s just a rose.” I’m not 100% certain that I achieved that, but I think the various shading techniques
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This ATC is typical of the scribbles that decorated my class notes starting around age 12. Bored out of my mind in junior and senior high school, I only half-listened to teachers. (Yes, I regretted that later.) Instead, I drew a variety of designs, usually a series of connected images like the one at left.
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The next ATC (artist’s trading card) in my pen-and-ink art experiments features my husband’s desk chair. I drew it with a Size 0 (zero) point technical drawing pen. I’ve been using this kind of pen for art since I was introduced to them by a college friend, Darcy Grimm. The ink is called Ultradraw, and
