Today's the last day to post a comment about your current art journal on this site in order to enter the giveaway. I'll choose a winner tomorrow and post the outcome on this blog. The lucky winner will receive Gina Rossi Armfeld's new DVD!
Showing posts with label art journaling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art journaling. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
No Excuses with Gina Rossi Armfeld
Do you want to journal more often and more creatively? Gina Rossi Armfeld, above, has created an easy and fun way to keep up with daily art journaling! Gina helps you create a daily practice, using a calendar as a journal. She provides lots of prompts and inspirations to keep your creativity flowing.
I am honored to have my work included in her new book, coming soon from North Light, No Excuses Art Journaling ! To celebrate the launch of her new site, Gina's holding a blog party!
If you want to know more about the No Excuses Approach, now's your chance. I'm holding a giveaway of Gina's new DVD: The No Excuses Approach to Drawing and Watercolor! Just post a comment on this blog, telling about your current art journal--what it looks like, how often you work in it, how you use it, etc. A week from now I'll pick a winner at random. So, be sure to check this blog on Wednesday, May 29!
Find out lots more about Gina's fresh approach--check out her new site! To see even more of Gina's work, visit here. The banner itself will knock you out!
You'll enjoy visiting the whole blog party list.
Blog Party Hosts:
May 20 - Dion Dior
May 22 - Serena Barton
May 23 - Chris Kalina
May 24 - Kelly Kilmer
May 28 - Pam Garrison
May 29 - Jennifer Joanou
May 30 - Tracie Huskamp
May 31 - Leslie Riley
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
More on Project Re-inspiration.
I really appreciate the comments on the previous post about the creative process, blocks, inspiration, etc. Right now my progress is sidelined by a head cold, but I was able to complete my assignments from Lesley Riley over the weekend. I did the three pieces she assigned and journaled about the process. Here are a few excerpts:
"I enjoyed the process of this first piece a little. I was also aware of wanting it to be finished in a hurry. Since my settings are "high" and "off", I had to go into "high" to do the assignment..."
"I notice that the second piece is less tentative and more vibrant than the last. I felt more positive when I made it...I realize I have let myself get so caught up in the business aspect of art that I forgot about the art itself. ..I keep learning that I have to be myself and any attempts not to end badly..."
"For the third piece I found myself wanting to work in collage. I decided to take a break for the assignment and collage this journal's cover. In the middle of the process I decided that the cover would be the third piece. It went fast and intuitively and was more fun than the two previous pieces."
"It's such a strange experience to make art for my eyes only, as Lesley assigned. I want to show it off: "Look what I did..."
After I did the assignments I tried one of my favorite prompts. I cut a stack of rough squares at random from the middle of a magazine. (Home decoration magazines work well.) Then I went through the stack, looking for images that could be a jumping off point for an art piece. I tried to look at shapes and colors and to ignore what the square might actually depict. I glued the squares on the back of my journal. I will pick one to inspire my next piece. Try this at home! You could use one of my "squares" from the picture below if you like! I'll let you know later which one I pick for my inspiration.
I'd love to see any results or read any reports from your trying this technique!
"I enjoyed the process of this first piece a little. I was also aware of wanting it to be finished in a hurry. Since my settings are "high" and "off", I had to go into "high" to do the assignment..."
"I notice that the second piece is less tentative and more vibrant than the last. I felt more positive when I made it...I realize I have let myself get so caught up in the business aspect of art that I forgot about the art itself. ..I keep learning that I have to be myself and any attempts not to end badly..."
"For the third piece I found myself wanting to work in collage. I decided to take a break for the assignment and collage this journal's cover. In the middle of the process I decided that the cover would be the third piece. It went fast and intuitively and was more fun than the two previous pieces."
"It's such a strange experience to make art for my eyes only, as Lesley assigned. I want to show it off: "Look what I did..."
After I did the assignments I tried one of my favorite prompts. I cut a stack of rough squares at random from the middle of a magazine. (Home decoration magazines work well.) Then I went through the stack, looking for images that could be a jumping off point for an art piece. I tried to look at shapes and colors and to ignore what the square might actually depict. I glued the squares on the back of my journal. I will pick one to inspire my next piece. Try this at home! You could use one of my "squares" from the picture below if you like! I'll let you know later which one I pick for my inspiration.
I'd love to see any results or read any reports from your trying this technique!
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