Sketch and painting fast. The journaling wasadded after the demo. What fun! We had a blast Saturday at the demo on Art Journaling at Keeton's Office and Art Supplies in Bradenton. Lots of wonderful folks showed up and asked all kinds of questions. We discussed art journaling, materials, tools, making mistakes, getting started, and everything in-between. My favorite question from the audience was...
If you are a keeper of a journal or sketchbook that has some combination of words AND art, I have something on my mind and I'd like to know what your thoughts are on the subject… Is Art Journaling an Activity or an Event for YOU? For the purposes of our discussion, Activity is defined as something that is embedded in your life like...
I'm going to be doing a live demo (gulp!) on Art Journaling this Saturday at Keeton's Office & Art Supply!! If you're in the or near the Bradenton area, I hope you'll come and join me. At Saturday's Demo, I'm going to be demonstrating getting started in Art Journaling with just a few tools, a good sketchbook as well as discussing some of the...
Getting ready for my trip to Acadia National Park and trying to decide what to take is so much fun! I'm not sure what your approach is, but more often than not, we artists seem to adopt the "more is way better" attitude when it comes to packing up for a trip on which we hope to get some sketching done. In fact,...
Oh My Goodness. Five years? Really!?! Yes, FIVE years has flown by and it's time for a celebration of EPIC proportions! Okay, maybe not epic, but still fun! I am going to be doing a very special Imaginary Visit to Acadia National Park that will have two bonus assignments (for a total of six visits), fun giveaways each week as well as special...
Maine ThingsDouble Spread in my Maine SketchbookZeta Paper - 4.5 x 15 inchesInk and watercolor You think you know something and then you find out you don't. It's a little disconcerting. As an example, I thought Portland was Maine's capital. It was in 1831. Then they moved it to Augusta in 1832. I can't even come close to just having the dates confused. ...
