"Language" sketchbook journal

 Here are this week's sketches from my "Language" sketchbook journal.

"Language" sketchbook journal - Chaos and love

close up - Chaos 7"x5"

close up - love 4"x4"

"Language" sketchbook journal - Woman on Wire and Listen Up

close up - Woman on Wire 4"x4"

close up - Listen Up 4"x4"

"Language" sketchbook journal - Think and to move forward, do something different

close up - Think 4"x4"

close up - to move forward, do something different 7"x5"

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"Language" sketchbook journal

I'm continuing to create in my "Language" sketchbook journal. Here is this week's sketches:

"Language" sketchbook journal - Gray Matter and Latin & Braille

close up - Gray Matter 8"x5"

close up - 8"x5"

"Language" sketchbook journal - I am Who I am and Inner Beauty

 

close up - I am Who I am 8"x5"

close up - Inner Beauty 7"x5"

 

"Language" sketchbook journal - debate not hate and indigestion, arthritis, migraines

close up - debate not hate 7"x5"

close up - indigestion, arthritis, migraines 8"x5"

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"Language" sketchbook journal

Now that I completed my "Uncomfortable Zone" sketchbook journal, I'm jumping back into my "Language" sketchbook journal so I can continue to explore messy layers of paint mixed with pen marks. You can read more about "Language" sketchbook journal here. I found it productive to work on two pages at once. While the paint dries on one page, I can work on the next page.
 
These are the pages that I worked on this week. 

"Language" sketchbook journal - Creative Blocks and Adventure for Everyone

close up - Creative Blocks 7"x5"

close up - Adventure for Everyone 8"x5"

"Language" sketchbook journal - The use of the library and Resist

close up - The use of the library 4"x4.5"

close up - Resist 7"x5"

"Language" sketchbook journal - Safe Space and Reveal

close up - Safe Space 4"x4.5"

close up - Reveal 4"x4.5"

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"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketches 32 - 36

WooHoo! I finished my "Uncomfortable Zone" sketchbook journal! As I mentioned at the start, this is a challenging sketchbook journal for me to create in. It's not my usual style to paint with many layers and colors. I know that I need to push myself outside my comfort zone so I can grow as an artist. Not all of the sketches were successful but all in all I'm happy with the finished project. I learned to be fearless in my sketchbook journals because it's a place for me to play without judgment. 
 

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #32

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #33

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #34

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #35

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #36

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"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketches 27 - 31

I'm getting near the end of my "Uncomfortable Zone" sketchbook journal. Some hits and misses this round of sketches. To learn more about this sketchbook journal, here.

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #27

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #28

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #29

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch "30

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #31

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"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketches 22 - 26

Yup! I'm still creating in my "Uncomfortable Zone" this week. It really is cathartic to add messy layers of paint and markers after spending the day using my left brain. I, also, like that the pages are made with canvas - one side primed and the other side unprimed, instead of paper. This surface can withstand my heavy hand scrubbing the many layers of paint. I can see myself created another sketchbook journal using canvas instead of paper in the near future.

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #22

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #23

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #24

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #25

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #26

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"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketches 17 - 21

I felt like getting messy this week so I brought out my "Uncomfortable Zone" sketchbook journal. Each sketch is 5" square. I must admit that I'm starting to like creating in messy layers of paint.

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #17

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #18

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #19

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #20

"Uncomfortable Zone" - sketch #21

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Surface Art Association - 2017 Initial Challenge

Yes, 2017. It's not a typo. I knew I had some time to finish this piece because the challenge exhibition is scheduled for August 2018.

The requirements for this challenge were that each piece had to include the artist's initials, 8"x8" completed size, mounted on 8"x8"x1.5" canvas/wood panel and ready to hang.

The materials I used were magazine and used tea bag papers. It's machine stitched. For the most part I'm happy with the finished piece. It was fun to incorporate the used tea bag papers in my art, which I haven't done it quite some time. Now I need to start working on this year's challenge piece.

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"In Bloom" - 4 new collages

I created in my mini (4" x 5") "In Bloom" sketchbook journal this week. You can read more here and here. These collages were made with the limited time frame. Just like painting, collaging is relaxing for me. I can get into the zone and create.

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