Everything is possible

A 5-minute page in my flimsy journal, using stickers, collage, acrylic paint and gesso. Perhaps not much to look at, but very therapeutic creating it!

Here are six mini collages that I created using gesso, acrylic paints and inks, tissue paper and stamping.

Click on the picture to see them in greater detail.

Felting

Having created some felting pictures using kits, I decided to have a go creating my own picture, a mountain scene. It is not quite how I pictured it, but as a first attempt I am not dissatisfied with it. Practise makes perfect!

Happily Ever After

A digital collage.

 Credits: all elements from 'Eucalyptus' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

You are Meant to Thrive

A digital collage.

Credits: frame by Nancie Rowe Janitz; all other elements from 'Trust the Journey' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pond
 

Highland Cattle

 I've been doing some more felting, using another Artfelt kit. It's not perfect, but I'm quite pleased with it.

Found!

I haven't disappeared, I just got distracted by my garden and family tree!

Here's a page from my flimsy journal - I used acrylic paints & pens, collage and rub-ons, and pencils for the drawing.

Original

A page from my flimsy journal, using acrylic paint & pens, Collage and rub-ons.

Stand Out

 A digital collage.

Credits: elements from 'You are Worth It' & 'Messy & Imperfect' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Index Card 47 - 60

Here are my last ICADs for this year.

52 - 47 ( I managed to put them in a backward order!):

53-57:

58-60:

ICAD 35 - 46

Index cards 35 - 40

Numbers 41 - 46

Index Card A Day 23-34

Days 23-28:

Days 29-34

ICAD 12-22

Days 12-16:

Days 17-22

Index Card A Day

During June & July Index Card A Day (ICAD) has been running again, the brainchild of Tammy at Daisy Yellow (https://daisyyellowart.com). This is my fourth year of taking part. So, rather belatedly, here are my index cards.

Days 1-5, plus my title card:

Days 6-11:

Together whilst Apart

This is a page from my flimsy journal, created during lock-down - spending time together virtually whilst physically apart.

Stand Out

A digital collage.

Credits: frame by Nancie Rowe Janitz; all other elements from 'Stand Tall Darling' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Be Strong

A page from my flimsy journal using collage, washi tape, acrylic paint and pens.

Observations...

A page from my flimsy journal using acrylic paint and ink, collage, charcoal and a rub-on.

It is what it is!

A digital collage.

Credits: frame by Nancie Rowe Janitz; all other elements from'Messy& Imperfect' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Jump!

A page from my flimsy journal, using acrylic paint and pens, and collage.

Textured Abstracts

Here is my next set of abstracts. This time on Laly Mille's course it was all about texture.

Puffins

During lock-down, my sister had a week's holiday. To try to make it special for her we decided to try a new project and so we both bought a felting kit (from Artfelt by Andrea Coleman) to do together virtually. I had tried needle felting before but not wet felting and I really enjoyed making this. It's about 45 x 25 cms.

The Edge of the World

A page from my flimsy journal. (Apologies for the shine.)

Windows

During lock-down, instead of visiting galleries I have been visiting online exhibitions. It's not the same, but it does provide a window into art.

Here is a page from my flimsy art journal.

Four More Abstracts

Click on the picture to see them in more detail.

Four Abstracts

I am continuing with the course 'Soulful Abstracts' by Laly Mille, and this is my next set. Now complete, I think need to flatten the paper !

After the Storm

This is another picture using soft pastels. I had a little help this time as I followed a project in Jeremy Ford's book, 'Painting Pastel Landscapes'. I am very pleased with the result. I can imagine walking along that path in the fells...

Mountains

I've been playing with soft pastels... I've only used them in mixed media work before, so I thought I would try painting a picture with them. I'm not altogether happy with the picture, but I'm pleased with it as a first attempt using pastels.

State of Mind

A digital collage.

Credits: all elements from 'Art Stomp' by Tangie Baxter & Roben-Marie Smith

Imagination

At the moment all my journeys are imaginary, because of coronavirus. A page from my flimsy journal.

Doodles

This page was created using oil pastels on an acrylic paint background. Essentially, I was just doodling with the pastels and this is what I ended up with.

Backgrounds

I've been having fun creating backgrounds and papers for collage material using India Ink, crayons and acrylic inks.

Ties that Bind

A digital collage.

Credits: frame by Nancie Rowe-Janitz; all other elements from 'Fluent in Sarcasm' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Abstracts

I am currently undertaking a course, 'Soulful Abstracts', by Laly Mille. I am really enjoying it, and this is my first series of abstract paintings. They are all 4x4inches. 

It Does Matter

A page from my flimsy journal - acrylic paint, collage, rub-ons and stickers.

Just do the next thing...

A digital collage.

Credits: all elements from 'Eucalyptus' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Imagination

Another page from my flimsy journal, created with acrylic paints, collage, ink and stamps, and rub-ons.

Original

A page from my flimsy journal.

Done!

A digital collage.

Credits: Elements from 'Exhaustion' & 'Just Imagine' by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

A collage journal page

It's All Messy!

A digital collage.

Credits: frame by Nancie Rowe-Janitz; all other elements from 'Messy & Imperfect by Rachel Jefferies @ The Lily Pad

Points of Interest

A page from my flimsy journal, using acrylic paint, collage, pens and rub-ons.

Doodling

Playing around with oil pastels on acrylic paint.

Experimenting

What is an art journal for, if not for experimenting? I thought I would try out a colour combination that I wouldn't normally use. Add a bit of mark-making with a brush, and a Stabilo All pencil and this is what I got.