From detailed to not :-)

My first art journal page was detailed and it's very easy for me to slide into that mode - something to do with "control". But enough of that!

My next art journal entry, "my horizon", includes imaginary creatures from blobs - "blobimals" (thank you Carla Sonheim*).  I never know what I will see in a random blob so I just take a chance:

And it really did..."change" that is.

So far I am enjoying my Art Journaling, yay!

*(see www.carlasonheim.com for her online classes "Draw!" and "Blobimals Artists Books" - two classes I highly recommend).

First page of my first Art Journal

I have never created an art journal. I usually work in sketchbooks which for me is a very different process. So I thought, "why not?"

New project, new journal...oy, blank page "freeze" - making the first mark.  Ideas were coming and I wasn't sure what I wanted to do. I finally got tired of myself and said, "O, just...begin".

The idea to show the process occurred to me at this point.

I kept my camera within reach as a reminder :-)

I turned my journal 90 degrees so the page size is 7-7/8"H x 11-3/8" W.

 

"Just Begin" is disappearing into the busy background.

I was so involved that I nearly forgot to take a photo...

Working with a lot more "real estate" compared to a regular tile.

Journal page done!

This was fun :-)