An Interactive Nature Journal Page Part 2 Drawing and Painting the Timber Doodle and the Background

March 1, 2019 Nature Inspiration Cards

Journaling with Tree Magick inspiration cards 
by Gillian Kemp

Nature Journalist Kelly Johnson 

https://www.wingswormsandwonder.com/  

Art Journalist Kiala Givehand 

https://www.kialagivehand.com/
at Pull Pen Paint 2019
https://classes.kialagivehand.com/p/ppp2019

My opening card was the Fig tree symbolizing Enlightenment. My image take-aways from the online discussion were a Metal Rabbit (my Chinese birth sign), a crystal for clarity, the universe (my belief system), and of course a fig leaf. A quote from the Tree Magick Fig Tree card "To see what is evident and what is hidden brings wisdom."

Quartz Crystal

Chinese Birth Sign: Metal Rabbit

A representation of the universe filling half of the page.

Ficus carica

Watercolor, marker, and ink in Strathmore Field Watercolor Hardcover Spiral Bound 400 Series Journal with alternating 140 lbs watercolor paper and 60 lbs sketch paper.

 I'm using the sketch page for the "pen" portion and the watercolor page for the "paint" portion of this Pull Pen Paint 2019 challenge.

April 24th Word of the Day: Resolve/Purple Columbine

In the Secret Language of Flowers, the Purple Columbine represents your action of firmly deciding on a course of action.

I started with a graphite sketch on Canson Illustration paper. I traced over the pencil lines with a Micron Pen.

Color added loosely with watercolors.

Colors deepened with Le Plume II Markers.

After cutting out the sketch, I planned to glue it to the back page of my Jane Davenport Canvas Journal to cover the lumpy end paper. The lumps were caused by my unsuccessful attempt to put the journal back together with a glue gun after it fell apart. I wound up using some Scotch Create Glue which seems to be holding.

#getmessyartjournal Messy Floral #3 Waiting for Daffodils

Snow showers this morning! I am so ready for the daffodils to bloom! Mine are still in the bud stage. They should flower soon, soon, soon!

I love the combination of the little blue muscari growing beneath the yellow daffodils. 

Quick sketch done with Ranger Distress water soluble markers in Jane Davenport Canvas Journal.

Sakura black Glaze pen for doodling.

Watch the mess:

Ranger Distress marker colors used:

squeezed lemonade

mustard seed

wild honey

spiced marmalade

dried marigold

vintage photo

shaded lilac

stormy sky

faded jeans

mowed lawn

forest moss

Famous Easter Quote by Bunny Big Ears: Without chocolate... An Art Story

Snarks and Grumpkins...

Are you surrounded by "Snarks and Grumpkins"? Some thoughts on the Jane Davenport Canvas Journal and

a page done with various dye-based alcohol artist markers and Acrylic Glazing Liquid. (Say what?) (Why?) (Dunno) Jane Davenport Canvas Journal.

Egads! Is this suppose to happen?

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Art Journal Flip: Rendr by Crescent

Art Journal Flip: Rendr "No Show Thru Paper" Journal by Crescent for Art Markers

Joanne Sharpe: http://joannesharpe.com/magical-marker-mystery-tour/

Possum Opens a Kinder Joy Egg and Sketches What's Inside!

This wizard Kinder Joy egg toy is a crayon!

 Yay for art supplies as a treat!

Jane Davenport 6X9 Canvas Journal. Watercolors and magical touches with Sharpie Neon markers and Stickles glitter glue.

Wizard in the dark using black light bulb.

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Art and NO Oatmeal: Doodling in the Dark during a Storm

It was a dark and stormy Friday morning and the electricity went out. Nothing to do but doodle.

Detail.Water soluble Le Plume II markers in a 6X9 Jane Davenport Canvas Journal.

Detail.

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Art and Oatmeal: What's a Kinder Joy egg?

Art and Oatmeal

and a 

Kinder Joy egg!

Art Journal Flips:

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Dia de los muertos at Nolde Forest Environmental Education Center

Nature Journaling at Nolde Forest!

No bones about it, all are wecome!

Love the kid's creativity.

She even glows under the black light!

Art and Oatmeal with Peaches and Purslane

This past summer was so hot and dry that even the weeds struggled to survive! One hardy soul was this purslane plant. It not only grew "like a weed" but its petite yellow blooms were in evidence. 

Look at the wonderful pattern that a low growing mat of purslane leaves makes on the ground!

Even though purslane is edible, and yes, I have eaten it, I did not really add any to my oatmeal with peaches!

The ruler stamp was painted with Le Plume II markers, sprayed with water and then pressed to the page. Warning! It soaked through to the underside and even onto the page before that. It may have been the "pressing" because the rest of the page was also painted with Le Plume II markers and water and those colors did not soak through the page. The ruler marks the two rainfalls we had during a four week period: .02 + .08 for a total of 0.1 inches.

Had so much fun with the purslane that I did some more. This time I used gouache on a black gesso background.

For the love of color...

Inspiration by Joanne Sharpe. Loving color today!

Wild whimsical sketch. First layer is watercolor.

Add some watercolor markers.

Some Inktense pencils.

And some sparkly Stickles!

For more color click images below!

Playing with Watercolor Markers: Distress Markers

Doodle Flower completed with Tombow Markers on the left and Distress Markers on the right.

Distress Markers used:               

Squeezed Lemonade              Peacock Feathers       

Crushed Olive                           Shaded Lilac

Peeled Paint                              Salty Ocean

Mowed Lawn                            Faded Jeans

Worn Lipstick                          Seedless Preserves

Picked Raspberry                   Festive Berries

                                                       Barn Door

   

The first layer of markers.

More color added after the first glaze dried.

See the Tombow process here: