Art Journal Week 52

This is my art journal page for week 52,
the final week in my 2016 Art Journal.

I have used graphics from past classes at BGU.

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is the final in my series
for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

The background has a white gesso base,
with a thin layer of watered down acrylic paint (Pistachio),

Here are my art journal pages for weeks 51 & 52 side by side.

The last two words from the book I have used to source text,

seems quite apt here.

Just a Point of View

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn was a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The last letter (as the letters were not done in alphabetical order) is

P

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Perspective.

The image is from The Graphics Fairy

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary.

The additional words are cut from an old book.

My creative focus this year was Resilience.

I thoroughly enjoyed pouring through my favourite novel,

Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin,

looking for just the right words to use for each chosen word definition.

This final ATC will have a place in my Art Journal for Week 52.

Here is a short video of the complete collection.

Finally, I just want to give a recap

of the other supplies I used during this project.

Patterned Paper: K & Company K-ology Addison

Dictionary Definitions: Collins Gem English Dictionary 1987 edition

Additional Words: Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austin

Art Journal Week 50

This is my art journal page for week 50.

The prompt this week on Colour Me Positive is Comparision.

I have used graphics from past classes at BGU.

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

The background has a white gesso base,
with Distress Crayon (Picked Raspberry) by Ranger
 & Gelatos (Red Cherry) by Faber Castell,
with some washi tape to finish.

Here are my art journal pages for weeks 49 & 50 side by side.

Changing your Mind

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn is a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The next letter (as it is not being done in alphabetical order) is

M

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Mind.

The image is from The Graphics Fairy.

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary.

The additional words are cut from an old book.

The ATC will have a place in my Art Journal for Week 50.

Art Journal Week 48

This is my art journal page for week 48.

The prompt this week on Colour Me Positive is Community.
& it is the last prompt from Lisa Hayes, the owner of Lulu Art in Australia.

She has sold her business to move on to pastures new.

I have chosen a quotation by Jane Austin.
"It isn't what we say or think that defines us, but what we do."

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

I have used graphics from past classes at BGU.

The background has a white gesso base,
with a layer of DecoArt Americana Neon Blue acrylic paint,
mixed with a little white.

Hard frosts this week, but then we did start a new month,
the last of 2016.

Hello December. Hello Winter.

Here are my art journal pages for weeks 47 & 48 side by side.

Be a Seeker

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn is a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The next letter (as it is not being done in alphabetical order) is

Y

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Yearn.

The image is from Crafty Computer Paper.

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary

& the additional words are cut from an old book.

The ATC will have a place in my Art Journal for Week 48.

Art Journal Week 46

This is my art journal page for week 46.

The prompt this week on Colour Me Positive is Passion
& I have used something I wrote a few years ago.

The Truth Card (& inchies) use graphics from BGU.

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

The page background has a white gesso base.

The grid was created using a Black Stabilo All pencil & a waterbrush.

Here are my art journal pages for weeks 45 & 46 side by side.

Be Amazing

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn is a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The next letter (as it is not being done in alphabetical order) is

I

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Ideal.

I have used another quotation from Maya Angelou,
as my inspiration.

If you are always trying to be normal,
you will never know how amazing you can be.

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary

& the additional words are cut from an old book.

I had to adapt the quotation as the word normal was not in my book.

The ATC will have a place in my 2016 Art Journal for Week 46.

Art Journal Week 44

This is my art journal page for week 44.

The prompt this week on Colour Me Positive is Laughter.

The Truth Card uses graphics from BGU.

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

The page background has a white gesso base,

followed by two layers of acrylic paint (Butternut).

The grid was drawn using my Black Dylusions Paint Pen.

We began a new month this week.

Here are pages for weeks 43 & 44 together.

A Valuable Lesson

The Alpha Challenge at The Craft Barn is a year long creative challenge,
using a letter from the alphabet every two weeks as inspiration.

The next letter (as it is not being done in alphabetical order) is

U

& we must include the definition of our chosen word.

I have chosen
Understand.

The image is from The Graphics Fairy.

The definition is torn from an old English dictionary

& the additional words are cut from an old book.

The ATC will have a place in my 2016 Art Journal for Week 44.

Art Journal Week 42

This is my art journal page for week 42.

The prompt this week on Colour Me Positive is Have a Break.

Sometimes a change is as good as a rest.

This week I took a trip to London to visit The British Museum,
to see the Sunken Cities exhibition.
A display of some of the relics found during the diving project in the sea,
just off the coast in Egypt.

No photographs were allowed,
but if you check Instagram you will find a few images.

Someone else wanted to get in on the act this week,
as you will have spotted in the photos above.

The Artist Trading Card (ATC) is for The Craft Barn Alpha Challenge.

You can read more about it here.

    

The page background has a white gesso base,

followed by two layers of acrylic paint (Pistachio).

The grid was drawn in using my White Dylusions Paint Pen,

which decided it wasn't going to work properly,

so I enlisted the help of my uni-ball Signo

& my uni POSCA white pens to add the doodling.

Here are pages for weeks 41 & 42 together.