on a blog roll

Yes, on a roll, bloggin' like a champ!

 I'm liking the look back on my "Summer Series" art journals.  Here is a page spread in its beginning stages earlier this summer on my studio floor, .

The facing pages are painted with my signature colorful layers of Golden Fluid Acrylics, then loosely outlined with white paint brushed outlines.


 

Soon the painted pages to come to life with doodles, dots, outlines, inspirations.  It's full of all the elements i love and overdo, that i sprawl across every page.  It's okay. I like this series full of experiments, it's loose, messy, busy and vibrant.  It apparently is the summer of the white paint pen! Drawing details and lettering are created using the fine and medium tips.


 

and, i'm ready for my closeup.....let your soul take flight!!


 

art journal painting

This is the next page in my "Summer Series" art journal.  The "Summer Series" is much play and experimentation directing me in the next way to go.  It's important to me, to constantly seek new techniques to expand my work.  In this image, i painted my patterns on layers and layers with Golden Fluid Acrylics.  I first put down blocks of color, then outlined them with more color.  Then, painted leaves, dots, stripes and then shading the elements.

It's something different for me, NO WORDS!!!  I liked this painting just as it was, and decided not to word over it.

p.s. that little red smooge is some kind of UFPO (Unidentified Flying Paint Object)

art and puppy breath

Every today truly is the time of your life.  Sometimes it seems that we are always rushing through all our daily moments to get to the next moments!  I see my little 8 week old puppy "Teddie" so  small and sweet, wishing there was a miniature golden retriever breed!.  Knowing she will quickly grow to 50-60 pounds makes me stop and be conscious of the moments that pass so quickly.  So today, i choose to "cherish the puppy breath moments"!

 

 

painting with pearls

What????  Ranger's DIMENSIONAL PEARLS that is!  There are several colors in the product collection, and i used TERRA COTTA on this project. 

Ranger also just released new colors in the LIQUID PEARLS line, and i can't wait to try them with this technique.   This creamy, thick pearlescent paint has a ultra thin tip perfect for drawing lines. I drew these journal pages with the pearls first and let it dry overnite.  When completely dry i was able to go in with watercolors and color the images.  Great dimensions, it's like a coloring book with raised lines!  I have a whole batch more drying today, and will share when they are done.  This technique is be great for your own custom embellishments, cards, journal pages, etc.

 

 

 

 

©joanne sharpe 2010

"journal words"

These "speak to my soul" words come to life with paper pages, paints and pens.  I love cropping the close ups of my written words and sentiments illustrated in the "Joy Journal".  They become new little works of art on their own merit.  (You can view the whole journal in the album on this page.)

"Life and art doesn't have to be perfect to be wonderful"...

  

..."fly...soar...imagine...explore..."

 

"Live with intention, laugh, love and embrace yourself..."

 

"make it happen...do what it takes...never, ever, never give up"...

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"imagine...create...celebrate...innovate"

 

©joanne sharpe 2010

  
 

"heart knows"

 

 Without a doubt.  Don't you always "know" what to do, where to go, when you feel that it's right, down deep in your heart?  It's that "trust your gut" thing.  

I continue to explore and reinvent my look, working with materials that i have used for decades as an artist.  On this canvas, papers, paint, ink, gesso, medium, pencil, bead gel, whimsically unite..... to share a heartful message that rings so true to me.

"creative space"

I love having a studio in my home.  Sometimes i can't sleep, so in the middle of the night i sneak into my studio (my daughter Meghan's old room) and putz around with my markers, paints, inks, pens, journals.   For years, when the kids went to bed, i'd create my art licensing assignments into the wee hours on our dining room table.  I've been very fortunate to work as a full time artist, and to also have a teaching studio outside of my home since 1998.  But nothing beats the home studio.       

Here are the FOUR painting, journaling, lettering projects i am working on right now.  A.D.D. much???!!  It's so freeing to leave everything out in my work space, work until my eyes won't stay open, then just close the door! My husband just  rolls his eyes. 

 




   

 There's no place like your creative space.