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The Value of Creative Exercises Lingers
It might seem that a short, creative exercise of 15 minutes can have no real impact in your daily life. But the value of a creative exercise lingers and resurfaces, enhanced by time—opening our minds to new ways of thinking and new questions to ask. This post is about those lingering effects. I’ve advocated painted […]
Ink Only? Paint It? Or Let It Go?
Everyday we make choices in our journals. The simplest for me is stop at ink only? Paint over the ink (opaquely or transparently)? Or leave the texture alone all together? We get to make a different, individual decision every time we turn a page in our journal. Long ago I was more strict in my […]
In Context: Collage with Text
In April I painted a lot of background textures in a hand-bound journal I’d made with Fabriano Artistico. I’d taped the pages. Painted the textures. Then over the next week I returned to paint or collage on the backgrounds. This is one of my favorites. I admit I wanted to finish the book and couldn’t […]
Another Look at Hair
Today, another look at hair, this time with opaque paint on a pre-collaged page spread. I was working with leftover Schmincke Horadam gouache paint—mixes I had used in another painting. I mostly used filberts that were I 1/2 inch wide. I selected the stiffest brushes I had because this background was difficult to move the […]
Why Put All That Effort into an Background You Can’t See?
On Instagram earlier this week I posted this mixed media portrait and commented about the effort involved in creating the “beehive” hairstyle. I also commented about how I wouldn’t make that effort. Yet there are all sorts of things we put effort into daily. Sometimes hourly (I’m thinking of my PT heavy life right now). […]
Useful Painting Tools: The Mouth Atomizer
As painters we do love our gadgets. But I like to find workhorse gadgets that have many applications and help me create an unusual texture or approach, while also speeding things up. The mouth atomizer is good for all that. It’s the perfect tool for artists who don’t own, or don’t want to deal with, […]
Registration Is Open For The Final Session Of “Textures: Backgrounds For Visual Journaling And Mixed Media”
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Registration for Textures Class Closes Friday
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Review: Stencil Revolution Stencils
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Registration for Textures Class Closes Friday
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