Some days

There are some days when I draw in my art journal just what is in front of me:

art journal -  mug of coffee and a pen

However, there are other days when I am distracted or uninspired (or maybe not even fully awake!) and I just stare at the Draw: section.  The action that gets me moving is to grab any pen and just begin.  I make a pattern using circles and lines only.  I don't have to think except to select another color to use:

art journal on another day - lines and circles in ink

In no time I am enjoying the process and getting fired up to create something with intention :-)

Blue bird spring

I was thinking of spring time as I gazed out my window at a cold and snowy scene.  With a bit of ink and some watercolors I can create a very different scene in my art journal - in an imaginary garden a bird and a word :-)

"Blue Bird Spring"

And all the while Remy was gazing out the window looking for bunnies or anything else braving the weather. 

He is also thinking "walkies!" :-)

Love this boy <3

Daily art journal entry - sketch and word art

I watched my Remy playing in the snow today.  He was having the best time following his nose and digging in mounds of light, fluffy snow.  I like to poke a treat into the snow and let him find it, too.

In my daily art journal I made a sketch and some word art.  Can you imagine what the subjects were?

ink, Copic markers

Remy has so much fun I forget that I am freezing! :-)

Pattern Stacks

I've been stacking again; this time I indulged in patterns which I doodle all of the time:

Vivid colors

Sparkly

Color, muted a little

I used a Pigma Micron pen, Sharpie pens, and all kinds of gel ink pens.

Walkies and Sketches

Remy and I went on walkies for the first time in days and days.  He sniffed so much I was tired just watching him.  It always amazes me that dogs don't pass out from all that non-stop sniffing.

My happy boy :-)

These sketches are from a couple of days ago:

Golden in Motion

Sitting

Dogs are one of my favorite subjects to draw.  I suppose coffee mugs and imaginary flowers are in the mix, too :-)

Blot recovery

My art journal is a place where "there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-mistake"... in theory.  I still cringe when the unexpected happens.  By that I mean a drag mark of ink or paint from my sleeve because I always seem to get my cuff or elbow into paint or glue, even coffee!

In this instance it was wayward ink.  I had just cleaned my fountain pen and had installed a new ink cartridge.  Since the nib and feed were completely dry I was shaking the pen to encourage ink flow.  But I was doing this over my journal and, wow, a big, blue blob of ink magically appeared.  Oy.

My recovery was this:

"Ink Blot Birds"

I am adhering to the art journaling precept of "there is no-such-thing..."  :-)

From my art journal

more imaginary flowers:

Copic markers and ink

 I am thinking crazy-happy red violet flowers Yes!