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
This April I took part in the Sketchbook revival challenge. This is an 11 day sketchbook challenge organised by Karen Abend. The sketchbook revival is in its 9th year and consists of 11 days of free courses provided by lots of talented artists on various subjects, materials and techniques to get you using your sketchbook …
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.
Here is a quick catch up of my Mini Collage a day challenge. At the end of the week I seemed to be drawn to bright, warm colours such as reds, pinks and oranges, as well as imagery like fruit and flowers. At the beginning of the week I experimented further with using text in …
Recently I have been interested in exploring vessels in my art work. Here is a sneak peek into my sketchbook to see some of the ideas I have been playing with. I have a dedicated vessels sketchbook that I have been working in for a few months to collect ideas. Enjoy!
This week I focused on my word of the year RECEIVE by honing in on small moments of joy. This included moments of joy I'd created for myself as well as moments that occurred naturally in my environment. One of those sparks of joy that I received this week was the simple act of buying …
I am very excited to be taking part in a collaborative art challenge with my fellow artists at the Thursday Art Club. Together we are filling a collaborative sketchbook. The process is that an artist (in this case me) starts the sketch book with a two page spread, the book is then passed on to …
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