Bluebird watercolor paper test - textured

 05/03/22

5x7 watercolor on paper

Arches Aquarelle cold 140#

Union Square cold 140#

Strathmore WC block cold 140#

Grumbacher Florentine 7183-1 rough

Bluebird watercolor paper test - smooth

 05/03/22

5x7 watercolor on paper

Canson XL cold 140#

Fabriano Studio hot 140#

Strathmore Series 200 cold 140#

Grumbacher Society cold 125#

Lifebook13 Enhancing Your Stash with Jane Spakowsky

03/31/18
mixed media on paper, various sizes

Job Satisfaction

8/6/14
9x12 collage on paper

Job Satisfaction

Completed after a long day at work, the simplicity of today's collage doesn't do justice to the steps it took to get there. 

Struggled with lack of inspiration on finding a subject matter that might inspire me after a long work day.  

Took a lot of trial and error with color and texture, and three different layers of material, to get to a background I could live with.  

Felt some frustration at the fact that the work wasn't turning out the way I envisioned in the beginning.

Persevered through multiple temptations to just set the collage aside and start over fresh with something else tomorrow.  

No one's making me make collages at night, after all.  Why do it on a day when I'm struggling and inspiration's not coming easily?

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Uncanny the way that Art imitates life sometimes.

Day 195 Paperwork monster

Day 195 Paperwork monster

195:365

04/13/13

Louise Hay affirmation:   “Peace, love, joy, relaxation.  I relax into the flow of life and let life flow through me with ease.”

Inspiration exercise from 365 Daily Creativity Journal:  Create a monster that has never existed before.  

Media:  Scrapbook paper, Magazine photos, Graph and notebook paper, Mod Podge

Time:  40M

Comments:  Sometimes it's a challenge to relax into the flow of life when my desk is piled with paper.  Too much to paper, too much clutter, too much do, too much.  When the monster appears, it's a good time to remember to let life flow through me with ease.  Peace, love, joy, relaxation.