In my last post I wrote that I have gone back to art journaling in order to escape at least for a short time the dreadfulness of the current times. However, the page spread above I did a year ago, but I never showed it here on my blog.
The following page I also started about a year ago. I had stencilled the forest and the purple women, but then got stuck and couldn't decide how to proceed. In cases like that I usually take a break and step away.
I stepped away for quite a while. But just a couple weeks ago I pulled it up again and suddenly knew how to go on. I simply added the white human shapes, some purple textures in the upper corners, whitish dots and finally the stars - done.
The following page is for Nicole's Friday Face Off.
The nosegay stencil was my inspiration here. This was a very quick page, I didn't have to think very long what to do (and usually I'm very slow with my artwork). I worked this one on an existing page that I had started and didn't like. So I gessoed over it, glued down some book pages and tissue paper, covered with gesso and rubbed away some of the gesso in places. Then I stencilled with raw sienna and payne's grey and rubbed the remaining color around the page. Added some dots and text - done.
For quite some time I had played with the idea of making a page about hollyhocks. I love these old fashioned flowers. Under these layers there also is a lot of journaling about my "love affair" with hollyhocks. This page also came together smoothly without any longer breaks. One technique I enjoy doing is painting with watercolor over acrylic paint or gesso - the effects are so beautiful and the watercolor does whatever it wants. The pink scrolls were done that way.
And here's a page I'm stuck with.
I started this one out with gluing down torn sheet music on the gessoed pages, then spread fluid acrylic in titanium buff on top of it and then watercolor. I messed up some of the birds of the stencil (that's beneath those circles), but now I have no clue how to proceed. I guess I have to put it to the side for a while, knowing that eventually I will come up with something.
I hope everyone has a lovely weekend. We're going to have the first warm and sunny weekend this spring.
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WOW!!!!
Some really nice ones
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I am in awe of your talent, Carola. Well done. Looks like the break was what was needed and the inspirational juices flowed again. Hugs - David
I find that stepping away from a creative endeavor helps me to see it with fresh eyes when I return to it. (but some of them have to "sit in the corner" for much longer than others.)
Schöne Arbeiten - ein guter Ausgleich zur Realität...
...Carola, thanks for sharing these bright color this morning. Take care and be well.
You are certainly so creative and artistic
I love your art journal. I haven't worked in my mixed media journal for probably seven or eight years and seeing how beautiful this is reminds me that I really enjoyed that. I should at least draw over my painted pages, fill them up. (I have finally started my watercolor travel journal from the trip. I'm on page 2!) Your colors, the designs, the feel of it is just lovely. I know what you mean about escape. When I get into art, I forget everything else awful that is happening all around us. It is fine medicine for the heart and soul.
Brilliant journaling Carola..In these times..what a great venue to zen out:)
You do such beautiful work! My favourites here today are your Birch Tree Women and The Warm Comfort of Simplicity. Stunning, both of them.
I love seeing your art journaling Carola. You’re quite good at it. And besides it is fun, and it is a great escape. I hope you enjoy your first warm weekend of spring. Hugs Erika
Beautiful pages in your art journal, glad you are enjoying the journaling!
Lovely pages
I like seeing your artistic work!
wow! All of these are simply amazing. I love them all. Thank you for joining FFO and have a nice weekend.
Many thanks for sharing these colourful pages.
Happy Spring wishes.
I wish you a good weekend.
All the best Jan
Me parecen preciosas, seguro que pronto te vendrá la inspiración y terminarás el otro trabajo. Besos.
Good to see a creative alternative to obsessing about our disaster of a government in Washington.
Beautiful art journal pages! Especially the hollyhocks. My Mom loves them, but has no luck in growing them. Me neither.
sehr interessante und schöne Arbeiten
mir gefällt besonders das mit den Stockrosen
denn die liebe ich auch
liebe Grüße
Rosi
Liebe Carola, da du auf deinen vorigen Blogbetrag verwiesen hast, habe ich mir diesen zuerst durchgelesen, und ja, ich verstehe dich sehr gut. Manchmal ist ein bischen "Flucht" oder zumindest Rückzug aus der Realität das Gesündeste, was man für sich selbst tun kann. Ich habe schon vor längerer Zeit damit begonnen, Nachrichten nur noch sehr gefiltert an mich heranzulassen, weil mich die permanenten Horrormeldungen in TV und Zeitungen viel zu sehr beunruhigen / belasten. Dafür ist mein Nervenkostüm nicht gebaut. (Du kannst davon ausgehen, dass ich trotzdem immer noch viel zu viel von den aktuellen politischen Zuständen mitbekomme und mir zuweilen schlecht davon wird. ) Deine Ablenkung mit den Journalseiten ist auf jeden Fall eine gute Methode, sich mit dem Schönen, Liebevollen, Liebenswerten auf dieser Welt zu beschäftigen, und ich denke, das ist das Beste, was wir jetzt alle tun können - wir selbst bleiben und weiterhin liebevoll zu denken und zu agieren. Deine Seiten gefallen mir sehr gut! Und was das letzte Exemplar betrifft, bin ich überzeugt, dass du bald eine Lösung finden wirst. Als ich diese Seite ansah, dachte ich mir "Da fehlt jetzt nur noch ein Übergang in einen Hügel, hinter dem die Sonne auf- oder untergeht..." (Vielleicht inspieriert dich dieser Gedanke ja zu etwas Eigenem... wer weiß?)
Alles Liebe, Traude
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Your art journal has some wonderful images, Carola. I did like the additions made to the second piece with the people and the purple. Art is a beautiful way to escape the worries of the world.
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