Hi guys so I have a video for you today woohoo!
It's a page process of an art journal challenge I set myself. An anti-mixed media art challenge, as mixed media is pretty much how I may normally approach my journal pages. So I took away the stamps, stencils, stickers, multi-tude of medias and most importantly...papers! I looooooooove me my papier!! ...but it's good to mix things up occasionally.
It may sound like a contradiction in terms but it can help encourage an expansion of your creativity by setting yourself limitations, sometimes. True story.
It may sound like a contradiction in terms but it can help encourage an expansion of your creativity by setting yourself limitations, sometimes. True story.
So I choose just acrylic paint, which I have done before especially in my Acrylic Journal, but this time I picked six colours I was feeling and just stuck with those six.
You can of course have every colour imaginable if you just pick a couple but mix them, but I didn't want to colour mix, I just wanted to keep the 6 colours as true as I could from tube to page but still creating an interesting background (which might usually be the papers/mixed medias) and a foreground
Writing it back it sounds more regimented than what I think challenges should be - possibly because I'm explaining it out loud lol but in reality I just grabbed six colours I liked and played with them like they were the only art supply I had. It is a fun exercise for an hour.
Writing it back it sounds more regimented than what I think challenges should be - possibly because I'm explaining it out loud lol but in reality I just grabbed six colours I liked and played with them like they were the only art supply I had. It is a fun exercise for an hour.
I hope you enjoy =)
Much love
This is amazing! Thanks for sharing. I think i might try this one day and see what it brings me.
ReplyDeleteJenny, its amazing! Love that you set a challenge for yourself and love the challenge itself ... very very cool !! I marvel to watch your creative process with the background and then to toss in the female figure was even more amazing and especially with limited colours! Love it!! (((((hugsabunches))))) for you and Sweepie!
ReplyDeleteLove it!! From Texas
ReplyDeleteJenny, not only are you beautiful and brilliant but you are BOLD beyond BELIEF! I LOVE IT!
ReplyDeleteWow, your art always captivates me. Love it! Hugs to Sweepiebums too :)
ReplyDeleteI do this with only three colors of colored pencil, and then one accent color. It's rather fun to see what you can come up with. :D
ReplyDeleteGirl... You KICK ART BUTT!!... Your bravery is inspirational! I can see your thought process... You go back and forth, doubt then believe, then you always press on, through the process... Thank you for just being YOU and sharing it with the world.... : )
ReplyDeleteI still cant manage a face so good with all media available, let alone a brush and six colours, loved her face and her hair.
ReplyDeleteAs for the worry less - paint more!!! oh yes, need a tattoo of that one!
Lynda x
Hey Jenni. This comment is more about your affirmation tiles video I came across late one night. You are so inspiring! What a brave thing to give voice to your feelings at that time! Inspiring! It just makes such a strong point about how powerful self-expression is & that through artistic venues freedom emerges. Am such a fan! I've learned to much from you & am now happily creating, experimenting & getting a lot of satisfaction from the process. Beauty through art. You rule!
ReplyDeleteYou are amazing! She is beautiful (love her hair!) Did you have her planned out in your head before you started - I ask because of the way you have her looking over one shoulder...when you first started painting the form in the flesh color, I was a bit confused till you added the shading. I guess I was wondering if it was planned or a happy accident. Either way, I love it!
ReplyDeleteAfter watching you put down your background of bold dark colors I thought, "How is she going to do a light portrait over that?" And sure enough you did and it looks gorgeous. I wish I could make faces so beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing.
Fantastically inspirational as always. Just wondering, did you pick 6 colours at random?
ReplyDeleteHoi Jennibellie.
ReplyDeletehet ziet er erg leuk uit.
groetjes Marja
Wow! You did an awesome job with very limited "gear". It was another great video to watch. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteXx Monica