Art Journaling: What is it to me?

I'm focused on art journaling ... in the continual search for my "artist voice." As I've mentioned before, I have a lot of journals in-progress. Rarely do I fill one up. There is something that draws me to the new one ... this one will be it. This one I will fill up ...

Traci Bautista asks  "What is Art Journaling To You?"

 Art Journaling is a visual representation of my life. I realize this more as I move away from using magazine images to my own photographs. I see it as a way to present visually what matters in my everday.

what do you collect for your art journal?

Everyday stuff tends to find it's way into my art journals. This page has used coffee filters and various items that were at hand.

This page of security envelops ... becomes a study of pattern.

is there a certain theme you gravitate towards?

I gravitate towards nature ... I find such beauty in flowers. I always seem to be trying to capture that beauty through my lens.

what are your favorite subjects and stories to write about?

I would like to develop the "story" in my art journal. That is another way to find my artist voice.

what do you draw or take photographs of?

 I am clearly lovin' the creative doodles. This is my latest. Reminds me of Picasso.

So ... what is art journaling to you?

Morning Ritual

 

Prompt 9 in Traci Bautista's art JOURNALING daily is to write about morning rituals. I am an early morning person; no matter how late I go to bed, I'm up early. My ritual revolves around morning pages (Julia Cameron). Coffee ... fireplace ... journal ... that starts the day perfectly. I've done morning pages for years, religiously in some form or another. It is a way to clear my brain of "gunk and junk" ... allowing space for ideas. Lists are always there; it seems I'm driven to create lists of things to do each day (I wish I were driven to 'do' all the things on my list!).  I think people would be a lot happier and satisfied with life if they did morning pages. But that's my bias.

Patterns as Inspiraton

I could doodle all day every day.
On left and some on the right border is fabric from India.
I drew and painted creative doodles using patterns as inspiration.

Signs of Spring in January

Signs of spring in January. How fortunate we are.

       

      

Doodling circles

Fun with paint and oil pastels and stencils and stamps and markers and photo and collage...

warm winter day

It's warm today ...

and flowers are in bloom ...

isn't this beautiful! ...

this tree is ready for spring!

Time for Art

This journal page is in response to Traci Bautista's Art Journaling Daily prompt 2011 personal mantras and goals.

 

It is also in response to the  Sketchbook Challenge January prompt of "Highly Prized" which for me is time for art.

Happy New Year

these didn't scan too well ...

just some doodles to ring in the new year ...