Thriving Art

Hello everybody!  Around here ( so. CA) March is sneaking in like a lamb, all sun shine and mild temperatures...........now we will wait and see how it exits........hopefully not like a lion! With a new month starting an new challenge is up over at  Art Journal Journey  .  This month Yvonne, from  Meggys Way  is our hostess and she chose "OUT AND ABOUT" With the mid weather, and sunshine my flowers bulbs are sprouting and starting to bloom, so I tend to go out and keep an eye on them everyday. With that in mind I created this page. I used my large journal 9" X 12" for my first entree, lots of mixed media going on with acrylic paint, Gelatos, stamps and inks.  The flowers and leaves started as news print cut out.  The sentiment is one I found on Pinterest and thought it was perfect for the Out and About challenge.  Thanks for stopping by.

  Art Journal Journey  has a new challenge for the month of December: Light and Darkness.  This is my first attempt at the challenge, stamps, ink, marker and Gelatos.....and a white gel pen. There are some really, really great journal pages for this challenge.  I hope you take a moment out of your busy holiday schedule to drop by and take a look........and don't forget to leave a little LOVE when you do!!   Inky Hugs Krisha

  Hello Blogging Friends......what a fine day this is!    I have been working on a two page layout in one of my smaller journals and finally finished it last night. I have really been enjoying the theme over at Art Journal Journey this month......No faces, No wings and No leaves.....But COLLAGE. I found the pattern for the ballerina feet over at The Art Sherpa Website On the right side of her page there are a number of patterns she offers for free.  I printed it out and transferred it onto watercolor paper.  I chose Inktense Watercolor pencil to color it in.....then a good coat of sealer........then trimmed it out. The background started as a mop-up page of paint, from there I went in many directions....Gesso, Gelatos, Pitt pens, Spectrum Noir pens, Washi tape and more paint..........always more paint...LOL!  Once I had the background and the boarder pretty much the way I wanted it I added the ballerina feet and painted in the sentiment. Thi...

One more entry for the Art Journal Journey challenge Indian Summer/Golden October/Autumn A mix of Gelatos, inks and markers.  The sentiment reads: One little leaf hangs on to the memory of summer past. I have mixed feeling about this photo, the highlights on tree really stand out in the photo (not so much in real life) and the background is more muted, and the sentiment nearly disappeared. I guess the camera looks at different mediums different than the human eye does. This challenge runs for the month of October so there is still plenty of time to join in the fun. Inky Hugs Krisha

VERY PHOTO HEAVY     A double page layout, finished and ready for words......But what to use??  I have many sentiments and sayings that come to me when I look at these pages.  I just can't land on one that I REALLY want to put here......so, for now, it is without words.   Here is the journey of layers, with unedited photos......and no cropping....so you can see what I've been using as mediums.  Click the images for a closer look.             The final layer is a thin coat of white acrylic paint, applied with my fingers and then using an almost dry wipe to pull the stripes and mute other areas. Sometimes it takes many layers to get it where you want it to be.......just like life....but without words. What do these pages suggest to you?   Inky Hugs Krisha A tip:  When wanting to use a baby wipe, and it is too wet......squeeze it in...

  Before heading off on our "mini vacay" I had made this journal page on evening, while thinking of our oldest Granddaughter.  Of course the saying in NOT new, but it is something I've been saying to her since the day she was born.     It started with a page of "left over paint".  I traced my shapes with the masks I was going to use....just to get the layout in my mind.   Then a script stamp was used over the masks with Stazon ink.     I painted around the shapes, added music napkins and white....I'll call them motion stripe with a credit card.     A closer look, before adding the Gelatos, which I had to redo after the Gelatos...LOL!   After the Gelatos were added and more motion stripes!   Because the Gelatos have a milky, or chalky look, over other colors, I had to reline the shapes. I added the stamped sentiment, swirls, the word Dream and some stars.  The stars were ...