art journal

I have been interested in art journaling but have been putting it off to concentrate on serious art. I also want to learn how to do figure painting but have been putting that off because producing sophomoric paintings at my age isn't any fun at all. Then I got a big idea, I could do my hard work in a fun environment!

Hence the cheesy paintings in a journal. Who needs serious art? In six months, you can tell me if this method was effective.

It's baaack.

It's been a few weeks since I last posted and I'm sure everyone is waiting with baited breath to find out what I've been up to. I decided it was time to lay fallow for a bit. I needed to regenerate and, let's admit it, just fiddle around a bit.

I'm back in all my glory. I did eight relatively large canvases this spring. I have been wanting to begin some bookmaking and doing some imaginative drawing for some time. I think this summer is a good time to ease into this project. I bought a book that focuses more on imaginative drawing rather than life like drawing. My first drawing isn't imaginative at all but 'ease into' is the key phrase. The second photo is of gessoed paper that I plan to use in some imaginative painting experimental thumb nails.

The kind of art that impresses me has more than technical proficiency, it shows some kind of playful spirit. That's the kind of art I want to make. Ironically, in order to work up some confidence I feel the need to work on my capabilities. Whee.