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    Take the scenic route

    May 22, 2016 - By 

    I’m finally picking up my art supplies again. I’ve been occupied with so many other things lately that I almost forgot that I had art supplies.

    Almost.

    Each month I put a sticky note on my computer monitor with the current Art Journal Journey theme and more often than not lately that note hits the trash without ever getting more than a passing glance each day. Today I made a point of making art.

    Not wanting to wait for paint to dry prompted me to use gelatos to create a background. Since there happened to be a ewe and her lamb on the page I decided that a road through a pasture was appropriate.

    Take the scenic route art journal page using gelatos

    I did a quick scribble drawing of the road and used several shade of green for the pasture. I blended with a baby wipe. I used a portion of a rubber stamp for the trees…without them the page was super boring. Pitt pens and craft paint was layered over the trees to add a touch of realism. Once I added the shadows at the base of the trees and the sheep I was satisfied with my quick journal page and actually checked a challenge off my list for a change.

    I’m not saying this is my first and last for this Art Journal Journey challenge theme of journeys but it could be.

    Art Journal Journey

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    Dramatic colors

    April 7, 2016 - By 

    After completing the cover on my last art journal, I had some scraps of stamped tissue paper laying around. I layered the lovely brown tissue on the pages. This gave my background instant texture and an even more aged feel than the original pages already have.

    dramatic colors | Halle's Hobbies

    I really enjoy this color combo. It’s bold yet not something that makes you search for your sunglasses.

    It didn’t occur to me until just now that this journal entry is very similar to a small canvas creation that adorns my livingroom.

    dramatic colors | Halle's Hobbies

    Someone is very curious about mom’s camera…

    Halle's Hobbies

    As I was saying…before my ADD had me running up to take a photo of the livingroom wall…this color combo is obviously something I like a lot. The complementary colors work so well and the black and white accents give a nice pop.

    dramatic colors | Halle's Hobbies

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    Fear of Flying

    April 1, 2016 - By 

    For lack of a better idea for the name of this journal I opted to use the name of the book.

    Fear of Flying | Halle's Hobbies

    Especially since the title shows through the stamped tissue paper I used to cover it.

    This journal was the first one that I started with the intention of it being an art journal. My original thoughts were that I would create some pages then journal on them at a later time. Of course how I actually used this changed over time.

    Fear of Flying | Halle's Hobbies

    There is everything from challenges to me just trying to work through something to experiments with new products and techniques as well as just playing around being creative.