Welcome! I’m Carolyn Dube – This colorful journey is all about the freedom of play!
Pure precision work-that’s what is NOT on this canvas. There are no scientific formulas here. But there is fun. I had my spark of inspiration which took me out of my head and into my art- Dina Wakley’s new paint lids stencil and a canvas. The circle theme made me happy so I grabbed old poker chips and jumped right in…
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This has been a journal page that has spanned months. I started it and then it buried under a pile of other projects. Does that ever happen to you? As I cleaned up my studio I found this and finished it instead of finishing my cleaning…
Started with gesso and a bit of modeling paste and punchinella for texture.
As a kid I loved going to the Cincinnati Zoo because of the peacocks that roamed freely. Their magnificent colors and plumage were the best part of the day. When I saw Julie Balzer’s peacock stencil I had to own it. Here I used it with pan pastels.
Sealed with a bit of acrylic polymer from Dick Blick.
Ever sit down to art and nothing seems to happen? When I get hit with this I often start making elements for the future. These were made so long ago- various rubber stamps of journaling boxes onto a randomly colored paper. These came in very handy for this journal page.
I kept adding touches of color. Almost colored the photos but in the end the black and white contrast won out.
Over the years I have collected quite a few old photos which I found almost as precious as my own family photos. Not any more. I am determined to start using those supplies I have saved for the “perfect project” since the “perfect project” comes along so infrequently.
I have no idea who these people are but they still had a story to share with me. They inspired my journaling guided me along the way as I created this. What’s been inspiring you lately? Need inspiration? Check out Art Journal Every Day and Creative Every Day!
My art journaling is off the page and on the canvas this week. I am excited that I left so much white space here since I rarely seem to do that! Every time I thought about adding something it only detracted from it so that told me it was complete.
I’m working with a painfully slow internet connection today. I think Fred and Barney are in the back peddling as fast as they can to get the internet to work….Keeping this short so I can spend the next hour trying to get it to upload. I won’t ever take my high speed internet for granted again!
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