This page, like most art journaling pages, did not turn out at all how it started! I randomly watched a YouTube video the other day and the artist created an entire landscape with just a couple drops of acrylic paint and a big round brush and palette knife. I really wanted to give it a go, so I pulled out some of the closest paints I had, which happened to be impasto paints to experiment.
Now, impasto paints are much thicker than traditional acrylic paints, and I forgot this little nugget of knowledge... until I plopped my brush into my drop of paint and the paint didn't move like it should have! LOL I then grabbed a stencil brush thinking maybe that would help it move a little better, but nope. Not the effect I was going for. So out came the baby wipes and I tried wiping it away. And wouldn't you know, a little serendipity.... the wiped down surface looked wave like. So I continued adding paint, wiping it away, etc, until I achieved a background I liked.
Then I added the quote from By the Sea in the lightest portion of the page. It says, There is a wideness in God's mercy like the wideness of the sea. - Frederick William Faber. Playing off the sentiment, I added the word mercy using the Happy Alpha set in broken china. I added some accents with a white gel pen and then started wiping in a bit of chance of rain spray to add a little depth to the waves.
I masked a couple of the sea shells from the set and stamped them overlapping in the corner and painted with a little So Sappy Shimmerz paint. Next I added a little ephemera piece on the side and outlined with a black stabilo marks all pencil, then blended with a wipe and added some black in the same way to the edges of the page as well.
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8 comments
So sweet!!
Love your page and the story of its creation. It's amazing...good for you for persisting!
Love your new blog header and enjoy seeing you create all the things. I miss Verve but am so glad you are spending precious moments with your littles and are creating so frequently and beautifully!
Love your new header! Had to go to my computer to take a look so I could give you honest feedback and take a quick peek at your last one....as I could still see it on my Tops Sites. I Love it! Why? It speaks "Verve" to me with the Coffee cup and something I wish to never forget! Love your journal page too! It's very calming and soothing.
Fabulous sentiment on the journal - love it. Nice update of the blog. Love that Mojo Monday is back as it helps with missing Verve. Now that I finally have some energy again and am feeling more like myself with energy to do some creative things, I plan to work my way though the new Mojo sketches on at a time - happy dance time! Hugs to you xoxo
What a beautiful journal page Julee - I love it when things 'turn out' albeit in an unexpected manner. Thanks for the reminder of God's great mercy
Blessings
Maxine
Love your new header, Julee, sweet cup!
And the start of your journal is great too.
Looking forward to your exploring this kind of artwork.
Happy Sunday.
Nice Article !! Thanks for sharing your wonderfull moments with us!!
Nice Article !! Thanks for sharing your wonderfull moments with us!!
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