Aimee- negative space In my sketchbook I have been enjoying reworking old and new life drawings into new compositions using collage and mixed media techniques. I used old paintings that I no longer liked or needed and cut them up to create new pieces in my sketchbook using them as backgrounds or parts of the …
Continue reading Life drawing mixed media sketchbook: playing with figures
Gil- sad fairy Sketch book collage composition I had a great time drawing the model Gil in a recent life drawing session at Whalley Life drawing group. In this session I enjoyed exploring different mediums including collage, graphite pencil, soft pastels, charcoal and conte crayons. I had pre- prepared a collaged background made from hand …
Continue reading Life drawing- and the start of a mixed media sketchbook
In this Sketchbook Revival session Janine Vangool “explores the creative possibilities of turning your sketchbook into a “text” book, while spending time with your thoughts to create personal messages (and more) using tactile, pre-digital lettering methods.” During this session we watch Janine utilise a myriad of printing tools and techniques to add text and fonts …
Continue reading Publisher & designer of UPPERCASE, Janine Vangool’s sketchbook revival class
As part of Sketchbook Revival 2026 I participated in the class run by mixed media and collage artist Drew Steinbrecher. In this class we were encouraged to go out into our environment whether that be an urban environment or a natural one, and take notice of the shapes, textures, colours and contrasts that interested us. …
Continue reading Drew Steinbrecher sketchbook revival class: making work from your environment
A look at the last 7 days of the mini collage a day challenge and what I learned from the experience of making art everyday day.
A look inside the artist’s sketchbook exploring the symbolic interpretations of birds and vessels. Mixed media artwork featuring gel plate printing, collage, pastel and conte crayons.
Miniature collages in a tiny sketchbook- creative rituals to help show up to your practice everyday
This week I have started a little personal project to explore the world of collage. I'm specifically exploring how I can incorporate collage techniques into mixed media artworks. To do this I am planning on making a collage a day for 100 days! I am using the course "Celebrate Your Creative self- mixed media art …
Head to my Youtube channel to watch my video on creating negative space leaf paintings. This technique is great for creating beautiful artworks in their own right, or fabulous mixed media background papers for collage and paper crafts. Below are some examples of negative space painting I've created and some of the ways in which …
We made it! A page a day for the whole of January 2022! Here is my final entry which is quite foreboding! I love the juxtaposition between the jolly colour scheme and the chilling words and images. I went off the page with this one, adding a flap made up of different paper scraps and …
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