Looking back on the art I’ve been making for the past few months I’ve done quite a bit of digital work. I started really delving into Procreate when we went on Vacation earlier this year, and I haven’t stopped exploring the possibilities since. While planning for our vacation in late February and early March of his year I opted to take only my camera and iPad. No knitting, no sketch book, no art supplies. This was the first time I’d ever taken only my iPad, with the intent of creating art while on a vacation. I had a plan to limit my supplies and challenge myself to only using procreate. My plan worked, I learned a lot about procreate and I enjoyed to process. The biggest thing I learned was how very freeing being able to sit on the couch or the porch at night with just an iPad and a pencil was. There was no figuring out where to put supplies, or how to juggle a sketchbook on my lap, or being confined to the table. The other bonus ...
I'm in a bit of a card making drought. No lie, haven't made a card in weeks. Burned out, over inspired, over-stimulated, lack of inspiration, creative block. Whatever your phase of preference is I have it.
In an effort to break the block or brick wall I've started playing with mixed media again. I've dabbled in this a few times. I enjoy it, but it kind of intimidates me. I'm flipping that view on its head and letting it challenge me rather than intimidate me.
Since we had a long weekend, I took one day and did a little bit of experimenting and playing with mixed media. I also got crazy and ordered some supplies.
Here's the art journal page I created. I've been building pages in this watercolor notebook for quite a while. The paper wasn't very good for watercoloring, as it was pretty low quality. I opted to turn it into an art journal, and I dig it out once in a while to play. I usually gesso the pages to create a better base for creating.
This page was created with acrylic paint from Dina Wakely and Art C with a few splatters of white Higgins Ink. I squeezed a bit of each color on the page then used the palette knife to spread it. Once the paint was dry I added the ink splatters.
I added some die cuts and a bit of book paper to create a winter scene. The deer and the tree were both cut from white cardstock and then colored with Copic markers. I tore an old dictionary page to create the ground and added a lite coat of gesso to it. Once the gesso was dry I added some Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen to create a kind of sparkly snow look.
After all the pieces were attached, I came back in the with Higgins ink and did a few more splatters to unify the piece.
In the end, I think it turned out pretty cool and it almost has a bit of an aurora look to the background.
I need to remember that this notebook gives me a good place to work through some creative blocks and droughts when I get stuck. I still love card making, but I need to have a break and play with some other mediums to get inspired again.
I'm being pulled to try new things and expand my art in some new directions. I really love the look of mixed media and I'm excited to start a new journey with an art journal and a place to be free to play and learn new techniques.
I created a second piece this weekend, but I'll share that later.
In an effort to break the block or brick wall I've started playing with mixed media again. I've dabbled in this a few times. I enjoy it, but it kind of intimidates me. I'm flipping that view on its head and letting it challenge me rather than intimidate me.
Here's the art journal page I created. I've been building pages in this watercolor notebook for quite a while. The paper wasn't very good for watercoloring, as it was pretty low quality. I opted to turn it into an art journal, and I dig it out once in a while to play. I usually gesso the pages to create a better base for creating.
This page was created with acrylic paint from Dina Wakely and Art C with a few splatters of white Higgins Ink. I squeezed a bit of each color on the page then used the palette knife to spread it. Once the paint was dry I added the ink splatters.
I added some die cuts and a bit of book paper to create a winter scene. The deer and the tree were both cut from white cardstock and then colored with Copic markers. I tore an old dictionary page to create the ground and added a lite coat of gesso to it. Once the gesso was dry I added some Tonic Aqua Shimmer Pen to create a kind of sparkly snow look.
After all the pieces were attached, I came back in the with Higgins ink and did a few more splatters to unify the piece.
I need to remember that this notebook gives me a good place to work through some creative blocks and droughts when I get stuck. I still love card making, but I need to have a break and play with some other mediums to get inspired again.
I'm being pulled to try new things and expand my art in some new directions. I really love the look of mixed media and I'm excited to start a new journey with an art journal and a place to be free to play and learn new techniques.
I created a second piece this weekend, but I'll share that later.
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