Last week my friend Jenn opened my eyes to a new kind of journaling. A-Picture-A-Day. Now you don't have to be a trained artist or even know how to draw to be able to create something beautiful. And it's for your eyes so does it really matter?
I am a little tired this evening as I haven't been sleeping well. But I wanted to share my little creations the last five days. I began my Colorful Journey on Saturday, October 1st. I plan on filling the month up with whatever strikes me when my pen hits the paper.
For the paint I am using regular, cheap-o acrylic craft paint and water. I cut an egg carton, add a teaspoon size or less of water to each egg carton cup and a drop of paint. Stir it up and paint away.
For the paper, I don't have any special watercolor or drawing paper. I don't like to buy a bunch of crap at the craft store with good intentions. I prefer to make do with what I have. So my paper is simply a heavy pound of copy paper folded in half. After I add the paint I let it dry for five or ten minutes then put it in between a couple of heavy books to help flatten it out.
Here's what I have so far... provided the up loader let's me put tall pics on here. You may have to turn your head slightly to the left.
Or to the right :)
I've not a clue how this one cooperated.
I got mad a while back and actually have it written in my journal I CAN DRAW! Just tell yourself you can, sit down and DO IT! It's not going to come out unless you let it. And a whole month of a Colorful Journey will give anyone plenty of practice!
