Do you ever see something in an art journal page and no matter what you can’t un-see it? I didn’t want to see this. I tried to ignore it. This was one persistent tree…sort of like the one that keeps growing right in the middle of my garden…
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-1.jpg)
Here’s the messy, going nowhere, art journal page I had in my art journal from play long ago. I love the stamp I used. I love the stencil I used. But I don’t love this page so far.
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-2.jpg)
But after a few colors were added it made me much much happier. And then I saw it. A tree. I don’t want to do a tree. I am not usually a tree person.
So I tried to ignore the tree. That so didn’t work. The tree would not go away.
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-4.jpg)
Well, if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
I made the tree…with a new goodie I found called a Krink Paint stick. It is like a big soft crayon of permanent paint (that won’t smear, run, etc. once it dries). The white was wonderfully opaque!
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-5.jpg)
And then I embraced the tree. No more reservations or hesitation. I became a tree person.
A bit green and then more Krink Paint stick.
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-6.jpg)
A little definition and journaling with my tried and true Stabilo pencil.
![Once I saw something in this art journal page I couldn't un-see it! Does that ever happen to you?](https://acolorfuljourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/mixed-media-tree-carolyn-dube-7.jpg)
The tree became an orange tree thanks to the cap of a reinker. So…turns out my muse says I am a tree person…and I say I am a fruit tree person…
Supplies Used
Half Moon stencil- Dina Wakely stamp
- Krink Paint Stick thing
- Stabilo pencil
- acrylic paints
It’s beautiful 🙂 This is art at its most magical I think. When a page I really dislike & see no hope turns out to be one of my favorite pieces. I love it when that happens! Thanks for sharing 🙂
You are so right! Never ignore the tree. It is beautiful! I love all the colours you have used to bring it off the page.
And now, thanks to your ingenuity, I now have an awesome new method for making polka dots.
Cheers! 🙂
The page was beautiful at each stage, but the end result is stunning! Such a happy page and tree! Funny how we “see” things in the layers of paints and such. Truth be told… I did not see the tree before you outlined it. Maybe you just need some vitamin C…. LOL.
Carolyn you are amazing. I do LOVE the finished piece. The tree is perfect. But seeing it in the early pix is way beyond me. I bet you would have been exceptional in the ‘way back’ finding animals and such in the stars. You just keep inspiring me.
Wow – I love the transformation!!
I saw it too, but not the beauty you created here!! So colorful, so arboristic!
Carolyn I am soooo bad at posting a comment here but I want you to know that I stop by often and I always, always love what I see!! You are so inspiring and real and I like that!! Happy Friday!!!:)
I couldn’t see it–and then I did! Love the tree.
OMG! How did you see that tree? Awesome find! Love your steps as always! Thanks for sharing!
nice work!
I really loved watching the stages you went through. As a beginner & a perfectionist, I would have thrown it out. But how truly beautiful it turned out. And I would have lost out by not working it all the way to completion. I really appreciate all the videos and tutorials you do for us. Thank you.