Experiment

Sometimes when making art we work quickly and pour our emotions out onto the page or canvas.  Knowing the basics and some rules always helps in the beginning.  After awhile, it is fun  to let go of the "shoulds", perfectionism and rules to let pure creativity flow.


Getting persnickety about journals and keeping the pages perfect is no fun.  Make your journal the practice book and great things can sprout from it.


Mix pen and paint with gesso.  Watercolor and acrylic blend well with gesso.  You can create peaks and swirls it feels like frosting.  I start with markers and watercolors, apply a layer of gesso, let dry and marker and paint again.  I add more gesso and use the other end of the brush to write in the gesso.  Experimenting with mediums is truly bliss.

Just for today, try a new medium or fiddle around with a different style for awhile.  It will take you to a new level in your art.  Sometimes the art will be awful, but oh, sometimes pure magic.



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