I’ll get it over with right off the bat, and put in my very first journal page ever. Then we can all have a good laugh!
Seriously, there are a lot of firsts here and for that I can thank this Art Every Day Month challenge. As I look at the creations of the other artists participating, I’m getting ideas. Trouble is, I’ve only worked with photos in collages – most all my own stuff. So the idea of an art journal is daunting. So – first journal page, first use of watercolor (I am NOT a painter!), and first lesson.
The lesson? You can’t slap together a journal page. It takes as much care and thought as any work. So I’m keeping this as proof of what a slapdash effort yields, and the next one will be better conceptualized and more meaningful. Can’t promise it’ll be better, but it will have better intent.
Nonetheless, this is my first page. It was fun. It’s today’s entry.
Ok folks. Any Bako people reading? Hop down to Valentien’s Restaurant and have the prix fixe meal with the wine pairings. It was lucious. But I learned something there, too. Three glasses of wine is more than I can handle at one sitting. Some new friends stopped by for an after-meal beer, and I am afraid I did all the talking. I get much too voluable after three glasses of wine. Lesson learned. So, Terry and Phillip, next time, you get to talk! As does my husband.
Susan, congratulations on your first art journal page!!! Woohoo!!
I think you’re being a little hard on yourself, but I see some humor here too, which is always a good thing. For what it’s worth, I never would have guessed this was your first ever art journal page if you hadn’t told me and I love the colors!
I think in some cases it can be great to plan out a journal page and in others it’s good to just let loose and play as you did here, both experiences are fabulous in their own way.
Yay for trying new things and experimenting!!
Yeah! Looks great!