Since I started taking the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshops, I’ve been spending a lot of my time in the “multi media” room playing with paints and journals. I haven’t even unpacked my sewing supplies and machine from retreat. Still haven’t finished the journal cover I started at retreat or finished the cover for the handmade journal. Instead I’ve been playing with my art supplies. The first page of the handmade journal is done. It turned out really well and looks good when you see it in person, I just can’t get a good photo of it because of the gold metallic glaze I used as a final layer.
Playing With Paint
May 16, 2011 by Carol B.
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Then I decided to do a watercolor painting of Toby using the new paints I got for Mother’s Day. It turned out pretty well, better than I expected. I posted the pic on Facebook and Jessica commented that she didn’t know I painted, I posted back that “neither did I”. 🙂
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Since starting to work in my art journals, I’ve been checking out the blogs of other art journalers. Some of them are teachers and post free tutorials on art/visual journaling, drawing/sketching, etc…   Whenever one of them mentions drawing, they also say, “Don’t say that you can’t draw, it just takes practice.” So I have been practicing and also working my way through the book “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain”. The book helps you to develop and use the visual/perceptual right side of your brain, over the verbal/analytical left side.Â
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Alot of you have heard the story about the 8th grade art teacher that on the second day of classes asked me to transfer to another elective class because I would be wasting his time and mine by staying in the art class. Let me tell you I was one traumatized eighth grader and it was many years before I tried to do anything with art again.  Now I realize that the teacher didn’t want to teach art, he wanted students who already drew well so he could mentor them. So now I’m sketching and practicing, having fun, and it’s for myself. I’m not trying to impress or prove myself to anyone.Â
Carol,
I think you’re doing great; I think I would love to try, but never seem to fine the time…still trying to finish all my UFO’s.
My UFO’s will outlive me. LOL
Words can be really hurtful, can’t they? Sounds like that guy had no business teaching anything. Love your Toby picture.
I’m just sorry for the other people he might have said that to, that never tried anything artistic again. Thanks, I like the way Toby’s painting turned out, I think it shows the mischievousness in his eyes.