MAY 9/2012 ~ Watercolour Journal Update

Yay my computer is back.  This means I can share with you the cover of my watercolour art journal and some finished pieces. I love the idea of layered pieces of old books and maps to create a background. I like it even better when it is done for me.  I found a piece of Basic Grey "Out of Print" Collection paper in my stash and painted the front piece with coordinating colours.

It is a very soft effect on the cover and they appear to merge together as one piece.

I was not happy with my last piece that I shared but here are the finished pieces that came after "Fire Blaze".

I have fallen in love with the styles of Lori Vliegen (http://elviestudio.blogspot.ca/) & Karen (http://www.karenika.com/) and I have tried to emulate their styles in my own watercolours and I am finding it wonderful.

"BLOOM"

Our town is full of crabapple trees and cherry trees ~ all in Bloom and that is my inspiration here.

"SONSHINE"

Nope not a spelling mistake. I love what that spelling means to me. I created this page on a very grey day here in Woodstock, but inside my soul was shining.

"HE LOVES ME"

Notice that there are no petals pulled on these daisies?  I thought about pulling out a couple but I changed my mind. My God loves my whole being so He wouldn't pull out any petals either.

"PEACE"

I have an internal playlist that repeats itself all the time. On Sunday this was the song floating through my head, in fact it is the only song I have been singing inwardly and outwardly this week. This was interesting just playing with text and lettering.

Ok last one for today....

"CHANGED"

Again based on one of my favourite songs that our choir sings in church. But I think it can reflect our lives and it most certainly reflects mine.

Thanks for looking at this super long blog entry, but I feel better now that I am all up to date with what I have completed.

Kimberly

APR. 26/2012 ~ Fireblaze in Bud

What to create or paint on a grey day. The view from my office window. A large spruce tree and my Fire Blaze Maple in bud. Tiny little leaves that look like little red & rust hearts all over.

On second look at this watercolour, I might have bitten off more than I could chew today. I think I will keep the next few a little more graphic, as I am very out of practice freehanding what I see. TFL

APR. 25/2012 ~ New Project Idea

Some of you know that I went to a fine arts high school in Windsor ON. Can - Windsor Center for Creative Arts / Walkerville Collegaite Institute - GO TARTANS! I loved all my classes in Voice, Brass ensemble, Trumpet & Visual arts and all the other needed classes. One of my favourite classes was art. I love doing watercolours. I get to do a little watercolour here & there but I don't take the time to do a lot of it. That is going to change today. I am putting my own little watercolour journal. I made a colour chart of the watercolour pencils & crayons that I have (not my tubes of paint). Tomorrow I am going to make a collage journal cover with a painting. I'll show that to when it is done.

Here is my first page - an good reminder for all of us creative, crafty people.