When I began this art journal spread, the only inspiration I had was to do something with green. I’d been leafing through an L.L.Bean catalog and noticed there were many green items, and so cut out a lot of small color bits. I then began cutting small leaf shapes from the color swatches. I didn’t think about it, I just did it. Apparently however the spread turned out, there would be green leaves in it. Given that, why not use some pink paint? (Yes, a nonsequitur.) Here’ the f

I finished the art journal spread I made using my recent watercolor painting, and I think my instinct to use the painting in a spread led me in a fruitful direction. I like the journal spread better than the painting. art journal spread incorporating bits from a watercolor painting To be fair, I began the painting just as an exercise in seeing how far I could go with watercolor in a fairly complication (for my watercolor level anyway) design. my watercolor painting of a mouse

A few days ago I finished the watercolor painting I’d been working on. Watercolor is not a comfortable medium for me, so it was quite a challenge. Nevertheless, I did finish. watercolor painting of a mouse looking for his friend My last step was to add the mice, and once they entered the scene, I was reasonably happy with the results. But I wasn’t sure what to do with the painting. Just for the fun of it, I uploaded it to Redbubble to see what a few of their products would lo

My fascination with wildlife began with my admiration for bears. And then, when I learned that it was likely that bears were the first creatures humans worshipped, I could certainly see why. They possess immense strength, a fierce protective instinct, a talent healing, and an introspective mind. To me, they’re the forest’s first mother. In my last blog post, I discussed the beginning phase of this art journal spread which was painting the sky—with apologies, of course, to Vin