Purple Prompt Blooming

Susan Walker all rights reserved 2012

Strathmore Visual Journal. "Bloom Where You Are" Purple prompt.

My first Wednesday prompt with Daisy Yellow, purple. Take a photo; create a journal page with purple. I attempted some jelly beans and candy wrappers in purple but didn’t achieve the desired effect. I enjoyed my journal page much better. In the end I used a reminder too for myself with where I am this summer. Or really for the fact I am not sure where I am going.

I started writing with a micron pen. Just wrote my thoughts. After which I covered with layers of white and purple paint. I like this method as I find sharing my thoughts helpful but then covering them to put them behind me. As well as everyone can't read every little bit. I tore text and a science book for the flowers and the foreground.Sealed with matte gel medium. Used a pallet knife to put down the stems. More micron pen accents. Seal again.

Here is a fun Flicker Group if you would like to see more visual journal pages by others.

Help Name this Ink , Gel Pen and Twitsble(R) Street Sketch

 Looking for a title to this little piece. Can you help me out?

Ink ,Gel Pens and Twistables

in my sketchbook

this is one of those sketches I did after tucking myself into bed and putting on some TV. I worked in ink first,then adding  the Twistable color.Finished with gel pens using the smearing at first and then the organic lines of them. 

Drawing Day June 4th

Drawing Day was quite busy for me. Graduation parties and a surprise 70th birthday party.I didn't get draw as much as I would like.  Though I did take the time to draw outside the hall for the birthday party while we waited for the birthday girl. My town is a historical town and so they have these old fashion lamp post along the side walks.

Taylor joined me using our travel supplies of Crayola Twistables(R) and Gel pens to add accents. 

art bySusan Walker with a Micron .03 black pen

Flower in Crayola Twistables(R) with Gel Pen accents by Taylor Walker

Sunny Day by Taylor Walker in watercolor

Gel Pens and Words of Courage

 

Zachary's courage journal I began at the Rehabilitation Center

 Working on the kids memory verse for the week, Psalms 121, it would be great  I thought to add to Zachary's courage journal I started while in the rehabilitation center.
In the evening as Zachary went to sleep early from a long day and hard work, I found relief from the stress by making this journal. I used gel pens for my back grounds and accents. Cards would come in with words of encouragement and reference to scripture.Thinking it would be nice to put many of them in a small journal to have handy for times of struggle and needed reflection.

Part of his hospital bracelet lid into the page also

These hearts and starts were cut from magazines ,glued with an acid free glue stick and accented with gel pens and the Pitt Artist pen to tie some black into the word color.

A page waiting for more verse

I would get caught up in laying some gel pen colors down and while still wet, I run my finger across them to blend them out.I really like the soft but vibrant color this lays down. Making random strokes going up and around the page,what ever feels good to me.
Gel pens can take a moment to dry so be aware of that as you move your hand around on the paper.
I am still experimenting to find some thing that might re-wet them once they are down to move even more.  I will let you know if that leads to anything.

This is the Front and Back Cover

Journal was made from Wausaus Exact Index 140# paper.

Hand sewn together. It measures 4.25 x 5.5

After I get most of the smugging done ,adding lines and dots over top.Click on image to see close up.

Writing the encouraging words and scripture right over top with a  Pitt Artist pen xf.

If you want to see more examples I have using  gel pens click over to Vegas Travel Journal. 

Have you made journals or art that has helped you get through a difficult day or time. Comment here and share with us and I will send you a blank journal.