Dylusions layout.

Dyan Reaveley has some great u-tube videos. These pages are inspired by the one she did demonstrating her Journal block.

I did these on the last few blank pages of a Dylusions Journal that is my 2016 Planner/Art Journal. On each page I used Lemon Zest paired with a different colored spray in the blue/green colors. Except the very back page is pink and orange. In adding the pages I used masking tape. After spraying a layout, I painted the tape with some clear gesso with a little of the spray that I used to tint it.

With the backgrounds done and the borders doodled on the next step is to add the collage.

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Time to put the Journal back together again.

About 3 months ago I took apart my spiral bound Strathemore Journals. For me it is so much easier to work on the pages without that wire in the way. I have reorganized them, touched up some of the pages that had that white strip and made some new pages. I am excited that today I have finished the last page of my very 1st Art Journal that I started and now I can put the journal back together again. Not all the pages are complete but I feel there is enough on them that the wire will not be in my way if I add stuff. Here is the last page.

And here is the video by Roben-Marie that I got the inspiration from.



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Art, Heart and Healing Journal Page

I am so pleased with this journal page. For years and years I have wished I could draw and shade faces. I have watched numerous of videos free and paid lessons in learning all sorts of mixed media techniques. A couple of months ago I signed up for some of Jane Davenport's online classes. I feel in watching these videos and following her tips I have made great strides in my capabilities. I am excited what might be next in my creative art explorations.

I did this page following week one of Tamara Laporte free video lessons Art, Heart & Healing. 

Tamara is another great teacher. I have signed up to take her Life Book 2013 series that starts January 1st. It is going to be another exciting course.

Life Book 2013

29 Faces - 8, 9 and 10

Here are some more faces I've been working on.

Face #8 I didn't care so much for the dark pencil outline on this one, so

For Face # 9 I didn't use any black pencil. I used the Sienna Brown to start sketching her. Really liked the difference it made.

Finally I made it to the Public Library to check out several books on drawing faces, coloring with colored pencils and several others. Here is Face # 10. I like her a lot. I was bound and determined to not post just a face but to put it on journal page. I've put her on a background I had already done following this You Tube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf6pj_pYRoM&feature=related

I still need to work on the layout and I also need to work on my photography skills.

Thanks for looking!