watching the rain pour down
In between packing up the
to send home to the 30 or so participants involved, I worked in my art journal. At one point the sky grew very dark, then literally cracked open with thunder and rain poured down. Before that happened, I hadn't decided yet what I was going to do with the square boxes I had drawn with my watercolor pencils in my journal. As that huge downpour came down, I decided to simply write about what was going on right then and there. I like how this page came out and when I look at this later it will bring me right back to this day in a heartbeat.
I started with a template that is supposed to be used for making a window or perhaps faux postage stamps. I placed it on my journal page and used water soluble colored pencils to trace inside.
I added a misting of Adironack Color Wash in Butterscotch.
I used another template, this circle one from the Crafter's Workshop. Instead of sponging color around it, I used my watercolor pencils to trace the circles inside.
I used my
to activate the watercolor pencils.
The water also activated the Adirondack Color Wash misting I did!
I added more plain water like a wash, and below you can see my finished spread. I also added a photo printed on transparency film of my sister and me in 1966 as flower girls in my father's sister's wedding. It just seemed to fit. The beautiful gold painted wings at the top of the right page were a gift from
, who is an amazing painter and has a beautiful spirit. I love the series of iconic women she is painting now, go give her a visit!
I have more photos of my steps doing this spread uploaded on my flickr photo account. If you
and click on "previous" at the top, you can view the photos large and in order. It starts with one finished view and then the entire spread from start to finish!
Enjoy, be well, and think about starting an art journal if you have not already. I would suggest Julie Balzer's site if you'd like help to get started:
This project has been one of the best things I have done for myself as a person, and an artist, in a long time! ; ^ ) lenna
