I spent a lot of time with my journal, once again just having fun messing around and seeing where the journey takes me. I used some book-pages for the background, covered them in gesso, and then started with some dry transfers, and later adding some cut outs. From there I progressed to stamping, and then after that just used pen and ink and water colours pencils to add some foliage and a bit of colour.
The picture is a mixed media piece I made some time back, and re-discovered under a pile of other things. I used Scrap-book paper from Anna Griffin, which has been drawn on, stamped and painted. I'm not sure if it's finished either, perhaps I will spend some more time with it!
Hope you all have a great Monday, whatever you are up to! Take care, and thanks for visiting!
Fabulous drawing in your sketchbook Valerie (love how you create different layers) and your mixed media piece is beautiful - you must have done this in the summer - very bright and cheery - just what we need on a dark November's morning! xx
ReplyDeleteOf course I love your layers! I really noticed the sense of movement in your art too!
ReplyDeleteHi Val, love your journal pages again, and the painting is very pretty. Hugs, Sarah
ReplyDeleteI love your journal pages Valerie and your mixed media piece is fabulous.
ReplyDeleteSorry I've not been to visit you for a while, life got in the way of crafting and blogging.
xxx Hazel.
Morning:0) These pages are really interesting, I love the quotes and the colours. The skull with a clock's hands on his nose is great and makes me smile:0) I shall be interested to see what you make of the next page, fabulous again, have a lovely day, hugs Gay xxx
ReplyDeleteAmazing love the the first pages so interesting have to keep going back to it and discovering new things. The second WOW such a change but for all that interesting and inspiring. XOXO Zoe
ReplyDeletegreat journal pages today. I love what you did with the dress form. Painting is cool as well. take care and have a good day. hugs, Donna
ReplyDeleteLove your journal pages, Valerie! Yes, it is hard to grasp that it is Chrismas and a new year so soon! I am just as "unprepared" as you. (Same thing every year! Ha, ha!)
ReplyDeleteHave a great Advent! :)
Wow, love the picture especially those animals, they look to be peeping out looking at whats going on. Great journal pages as well.
ReplyDeleteYvonne x
Wonderful artwork!
ReplyDeleteHi Valerie. Super journal pages. These pages seem so alive. I am not sure how to put it into words but they reach out some how. Especially the first page. Fabulous artwork.
ReplyDeleteRegard Florence x
Just wonderful Valerie :)
ReplyDeleteVon xxx
Lovely work Val, they are both so different, but I love them both! Hugs, Barb
ReplyDeleteNice journal pages and I like your mixed media piece!
ReplyDeleteTerrific journal pages and love your mixed media piece Valerie, x
ReplyDeleteReally? 5 weeks?! OMG - somehow looking at the calendar doesn't bring the sense of surprise that the number does! Your pages are great - love the colors and creative sketching. Thanks for continuing to visit -
ReplyDeleteMore wonderful pages - I too love the way you build up the layers.
ReplyDeleteGreat mixed media piece too.
Hugs xx
All fab pages, love the skulls though
ReplyDeleteLindsay xx
all your pages are just amazing and the skulls one is a standout... your work feels very contemporary and fresh and I look forward to seeing the next pages you share xx
ReplyDeletewonderful pages!
ReplyDeleteSuperb drawing. Love the colours on both. x
ReplyDeleteLove everything...but that is no surprise!! Love your stuff always! I can't believe the year is almost over.....where did it go to?
ReplyDeleteIf only I had such talent.....
ReplyDeleteIt's GORGEOUS! So much detail and energy here - and I love what you've done with the Griffin (she's a favorite of mine ;) paper - and I would have recognized your profile as being yours in an instant! Wonderful work (and I'm struggling getting into the "mood" too - even though I have Christmas glitter (yes, there must be such a thing!) on my hands as we speak . . . xoxo
ReplyDeleteI just love peeking into your journal, Valerie. The faces are wonderful, and the eyes, too.... LOVE them!
ReplyDeleteSUPERB!! xxxx
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