Art Every Day Month – Days 3 and 4

Yesterday was a busy day for me, since Tuesday is the day I teach my beginning stained glass class at the community college, especially since this was to be the last class for the semester, and the class decided to have a pot-luck feast of nibbles.  I had to get to the grocery store, prepare mine, and then get ready for teaching.  It didn’t leave a lot of time for any creative pursuits.

However, I had committed to this challenge, so I bravely went down to my studio even though I only had a half an hour or so to spend there.  I decided it would be a good time to work on an art journal page, and though it is far from finished, here is what it looks like now. 

I started off by journaling on the page how I was feeling pressured for time and other “worry thoughts” that were running through my head and needed to express rather than keep bottled up.  Then, I wanted to bury those words, because I do my best to keep my thoughts positive as much as I can, so I mixed some white gesso with some acrylic paint and covered them up.  If you click on the image to enlarge it, you can just see some remnants of words even if you cannot read them.  Next, I chose some random images and ephemera that struck my fancy and just glued them on the page, along with stamping a couple of wings and hearts.  Finally I used some more paint on the page and an inkpad to “grunge” up the edges.  (I’m not an expert in art journaling – is that the correct terminology?)  I am not sure where this is heading but I know that eventually, the direction will reveal itself.

Today, I worked some more on the watercolor I started on Monday, though it is still not finished.  I stopped when I ran out of ideas and energy.  Usually, the day after my class is a low energy day, and I have come to know this.  I also wanted to post this blog entry before it got too late in the day.

This first image has the reference photo to show you again, and the 2nd one is just the image I am painting. 

 

I can’t say I am terribly happy with my results yet, though I know from previous experience that I am at the “middle stage” on the painting, and often I dislike what it looks like at this stage.  So, I am choosing not to judge it until I have worked on it some more, because I have seen that the final few layers of paint are what really make the difference.

Until tomorrow -

Creatively Yours in Spirit,

Arlene

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