Spread 0096 "The Nature of My Journals" Stabilo Biggie Woody water color pencils, tape, Faber-Castell Pitt brush pen, black gel pen, watercolors, personal maps and images, Photoshop. 28 July 2012 Today I had the pleasure of taking a nature walk in the woods in the middle of Redondo Beach at the Hopkins Wilderness Center with [...]
"We Were There 6.11.12" 08 July 12 Acrylic paint, matte medium, Press on letters, Personal Photo and paper, Tim Holtz Distress Ink, Sigano white gel pen, Micron black pen. Another of my visual journals comes to a close with my biography pages. This one tells the tale of the day our LA Kings won the [...]
"Why Do I Still Search?" 9 July 2012 Vintage and personal images and papers, acrylic paint, Montana spray paints, Sigano white gel pen, black gel pen, black and white gesso. So long after why do I still search? All I have is right here. Right now. In front of me.
Spread 0091 "The End is Near" Spread 0092 - "Fangs and Claws" Vintage images and papers, matte medium, Adirondack Color Sprays, acrylic paint. June 14 -18 2012 I am almost to the end of this journal. I actually love the feeling of completing a journal, I do not feel sadness at completing a journal. I [...]
"My Kings" 15 June 2012 Vintage and personal papers, acrylic paint, Sigano gel pen, gel pens, black gesso. Growing up in a family of sports fans I never understood the joy of group sports, until this year. My partner a major Los Angeles Kings fan purchased half season tickets for us both. To me at [...]
Spread 0088 - "Kings Hand" 18 June 2012 Vintage and personal images, acrylic paint, Sigano white gel pen, colored pencil, black gel pen. I just recently came back from a 5 day work trip yet it was not just a work trip it was also my own personal art retreat. I had five days of [...]
"Inspirations" Acrylic paint, Sigano white gel pen, black gel pen, Stabilo Biggie pencils, Sharpie china markers, pencils, black and white gesso. 19 May 2012 "Under the Surface" 19 to 24 May 2012 Vintage and personal papers and images, acrylic paint, black and white gesso, black brush pen, Sigano white gel pen, black gel pen. What [...]
Spread 0084 - Meditate 12 May 2012 Acrylic paint, vintage and personal papers, Adirondack color sprays, Signao gel white pen. The simple act of putting a pen to paper, drawing lines, letting your mind go free.
1001 Journals - spread 2 27 April 2012 Vintage and personal papers, matte medium, acrylic paint, ink, Signo white gel pen, Micron black pens. This is my second and final spread for Teesha Moore's 1001 traveling journal #5362. Several people asked me how you start a journal for the 1001 Journals Project. It is very [...]
1001 Journals - Spread 1 25 April 2012 Vintage and personal papers, matte medium, acrylic paint, ink, Signo white gel pen, Micron black pens. This is my spread for Teesha Moore's journal 5362 for the 1001 Journals project. The 1001 Journals Project is a continuation of the 1000 Journals Project. They send out a 1000+ journals [...]
Bark Bark April 18, 2012 Acrylic paint, vintage and personal images and papers, matte medium, Sigano white gel pen, black gel pen. I am driven to express myself almost as if I am making up for lost time. I am driven to create, I must obey. Find your drive. Find your vision and find those [...]
"The Way You Talk To Me" Vintage and personal papers, Acrylic paint, ink, Sigano white gel pen. January 15, 2012 I find it interesting that those that are the closest to us can be the most cruel. Listen to the way you talk to those you love. Our words can be powerful. Choose them kindly [...]
Spread 0074 - "Emerging Man" April 01, 2012 Montana acrylic spray paint, Adirondack color sprays, Sigano white gel pens. I have been asked how do I do what I do? Where does it come from? My answer. I practice. A little at a time. I do this daily. I do the work. I listen deeply. [...]
Spread 0070 - "Earth/Sky" Tape, vintage papers and personal papers, acrylic paint, Adirondack color wash sprays, black gel pens, Sigano white gel pens. 03 March, 2012. You will always find in my art something grungy, this comes from my father. You will also always find something of nature and this comes from my mother. When [...]
Graffiti Journal Cover Sept 05 2009 to March 21, 2012. Spray Paint, Stickers, Press on numbers, Krill Paint, Sharpie poster paint pens, Signao Gel pens, Stabilo Woody pencils, Montana Acrylic paint markers, Sharpie China markers. Here is another visual journal cover. It may never be "finished" but here it is in the present moment. I [...]
Spread 0068 - Hockey Fan 18 March, 2012 Hockey tickets, vintage and personal papers, acrylic paint, ink, black and white gel pens. It is always interesting to me to find out new things about myself. Becoming a hockey fan is a surprising recent discovery for me. I am not much of a sports fan. Growing [...]
"I Am A Tree" Vintage and personal images, vintage papers, paint, Adirondack Color Wash Sprays, white and black gel pens, Sharpie poster paint pens. 03 March, 2012 I have always been connected to the earth. To dirt, plants, animals. Growing up on a farm in Montana we had a huge garden, cows, pigs, cats and [...]
"I See It" 01 March 2012 Vintage and personal images, acrylic paint, ink, poster paint pens & black and white gel pens. I see my direction in front of me. Vast, open, expansive. I know my way. I know where I am going. I know my own way. I found it. I feel it deeply.
4 February, 2012 One of my most cherished memories of traveling with good friends to Europe for the first time. Besides the amazing historic sights, having tea at Herrods in London, a very memorable lunch at Fauchon served by our most flirtatious waiter and chef in Paris. Made all the more sweet with fabulous friends. This page [...]
"Tea 4 Two" Acrylic Paint, Vintage images and personal images, black gel pens. 4 February, 2012 Remembering. One of my favorite memories of my mother is during winter months up in Montana, she would make us loose leaf black tea with milk and sugar. When we were done she would read my tea leaves. Sweet [...]
