Joyful Purpose

My No Excuses Journal

 

 

Here is a peek into my No Excuses Journal for 2013 so far this year ;)

All a twitter

LOve this little day planner with art work from Geninne - love her artwork and love her blog!  So I was delighted when I found this little day planner on the shelf at Barnes and Noble and later found a whole stack at Anthropologie ;) 

 

It has a great layout of months and weeks

and tons of her fabulous illustrations

I am going to use it as my day planner and my creative on the go nest - more on that to come ;)

Playing with Portraits

 

I normally don't paint people.  But the way to grow - to get yourself moving is to stretch and do something new.  I teach many online classes, but I take them as well.  I believe we can never stop learning - there is always room for more.  So I have started two new classes this week - Misty Mawn's Open Studio Workshop and Pixie Campbell's Soul Lodge.

 

Pinterest Weekend Journal Pages

I love Pinterest - Sometimes I jest print out 7 images for the week and lay them down so I have something to start with - here is this weekend's work.

Peck Peck Peck

This is today's journal page!  Do I really need to say any more - this is how I have been feeling this week.  Like a cranky hen on fire.  Well, I need to STOP PECKING and move forward.  Amazing how working in my art journal is so cathartic and cleansing.  Hopefully tomorrow's page will be a litter sweeter ;)

 

 

Jennifer Rocks!

 

My dear friend Jennifer Joanou

never ceases to amaze me!  Here is a peek at her No More Excuses Journal!

Can you say AMAZING!

Oh Alice!

I made a new journal today with this great Alice in Wonderland Book that I have been saving.

Stay tuned for the inside stuff ...

I have a plan ....

Another Peek into my Full Tilt Boogie Journal

The Song is called Goin' to the Lake by Mike Wagoner a local Priest Lake, Idaho artist.

Weekend Works

I headed out to the sand yesterday and did these ...

and brought along this ...

This is my travel kit: total dimensions - 6"x8"

watercolor journal - 5.5 x 8

micron 005

hybrid technica by Pentel

Faber Castell drafting pencil with HB lead

eraser

lead sharpner

Nijii waterbrush

travel palette - watercolors

travel palette - gouache

Pen and Ink Fountain sketch pen

These travel pocket palettes are sooo cool - you can find them here

or make your own - check out this one

 

Weekend Works

Scenes from my journal this weekend.  It was about EXPERIMENTATION!  I think experimenting is crucial as an artist to broaden our view and scope.  Of course we often go kicking and screaming because we are so comfortable with what we already know and love.  But I want to grow and stretch and become better.  Soooo ...

I have been doing a lot of pen and ink sketches with my fountain pens and new technical varieties. I also ventured out into a new medium - whoa Nelly!! GOUACHE!! Roz Stendahl an artist I greatly admire is a lover of the stuff so I thought I would give it a go! It's sort of like learning to ride a bike.  I am a bit wobbly and unsure ~ but I will persevere my friends!

My latests obsession with pens ;)

my first attempt at gouache - such an adventure and will be updating you I am sure ;)