A Change of Direction...

Sometimes a change of direction is necessary. I began working on this journal page and felt a bit frustrated at how it was progressing. I began with stencils, ink, paint, and collaged papers.  I ended up adding a layer of gesso when I wasn't happy with the direction of the page and then decided to sketch a face. I like the bits of paper peeking through and am glad I wasn't afraid to cover up the layers and keep working. 

Have a  blessed day!

First two layers included acrylic paint, spray inks, stencils and doodles.

Next, I added more acrylic, pencils, oil pastels and then papers and gesso.

I covered the page with some white paint and began sketching this face with a Stabilo pencil.

For this layer I added more oil pastels, acrylic paint, and pencils.

I added more layers of acrylic paint, stenciling, rubber stamping, watercolor pencils and oil pastels.

Finished page is at the top of this post.

GOODIES USED

 Chevron rubber stamps by Pam Garrison, gesso, Stabilo pencil and scrap papers.

Comments

[Sarah Martin]

Oh good gracious! This is AWESOME! Roben---it is like you are taking your art to a whole new level, girl! I love seeing the process. Is it ok with you if I try it myself?? PLEASE think about doing a class, ok? It's like Art Journal Conversion techniques on steroids!! LOVE IT! Ok, so the Stabilo pencil? Is that a regular graphite pencil?

You rock.