Spread 0091 "The End is Near" Spread 0092 - "Fangs and Claws" Vintage images and papers, matte medium, Adirondack Color Sprays, acrylic paint. June 14 -18 2012 I am almost to the end of this journal. I actually love the feeling of completing a journal, I do not feel sadness at completing a journal. I [...]
"My Kings" 15 June 2012 Vintage and personal papers, acrylic paint, Sigano gel pen, gel pens, black gesso. Growing up in a family of sports fans I never understood the joy of group sports, until this year. My partner a major Los Angeles Kings fan purchased half season tickets for us both. To me at [...]
"Homesteaders" Faux encaustic 20 April 2012 Acrylic paint, Adirondack Sprays, Image transfer - personal photo, Liquitex pouring medium. I am homesteader, a pioneer. Going deep into unexplored territories. Charting my way. Establishing my own homestead. Click on the image for a larger view.
Spread 0074 - "Emerging Man" April 01, 2012 Montana acrylic spray paint, Adirondack color sprays, Sigano white gel pens. I have been asked how do I do what I do? Where does it come from? My answer. I practice. A little at a time. I do this daily. I do the work. I listen deeply. [...]
BEK-14 Journal Cover Vintage and personal papers and images, image transter, crackle paste, acrylic paint, Dylusians Ink Sprays, Adiroondack Color Wash Sprays. Pentalic Recycled Drawing Book- 11x8.5 Inch 09 April 2012 Nothing makes me happier than new journals. New possibilities and new adventures. I will post another journal cover soon. My new journals are two new Pentalic [...]
Spread 0071 - "Abstract" Acrylic paint, ink. Things are not always clear, nor do they always fit neatly in a box. I remember in my youth I did not understand abstract art. Time changes everything.
Spread 0070 - "Earth/Sky" Tape, vintage papers and personal papers, acrylic paint, Adirondack color wash sprays, black gel pens, Sigano white gel pens. 03 March, 2012. You will always find in my art something grungy, this comes from my father. You will also always find something of nature and this comes from my mother. When [...]
Graffiti Journal Cover Sept 05 2009 to March 21, 2012. Spray Paint, Stickers, Press on numbers, Krill Paint, Sharpie poster paint pens, Signao Gel pens, Stabilo Woody pencils, Montana Acrylic paint markers, Sharpie China markers. Here is another visual journal cover. It may never be "finished" but here it is in the present moment. I [...]
Spread 0065 - "Home" February 29, 2012 Vintage and personal papers, crackle paste, tape, Adirondack Color Wash Sprays. I've been under the weather with a cold the last couple of days. I was at work and the only place I wanted to be was home. Home under the down covers of my warm bed, snuggled [...]
4 February, 2012 One of my most cherished memories of traveling with good friends to Europe for the first time. Besides the amazing historic sights, having tea at Herrods in London, a very memorable lunch at Fauchon served by our most flirtatious waiter and chef in Paris. Made all the more sweet with fabulous friends. This page [...]
"The Language Of My Hand/My Secret Text" 21 January 2012 Vintage papers, gesso, acrylic paint, ink, tape, sigano pen. Another one of the great lessons at the house of Orly Avineri. Have you ever looked closely at your hand? You have a complete language there. It says so much. Also have you ever wanted to [...]
Spread 0059 - "Because I Have To" Crackle paste, vintage images and papers, paint, white Sigano pen. September 2011 I was in the middle of posting this spread when I happened to click on Kelly Kilmer's blog spread about Melissa Peacock's blog post and bam. It's all changed. Why do I do this? Why do I [...]
"Variations On A Theme" Vintage papers, Black Gesso, Ink, Acrylic Paint, Sigano White Gel Pen. September 2011. A variation on a theme started here. Perhaps the start of a series, a mystery? As always click on the image for a larger view.
"I Did Not Know" January 15, 2012 Vintage images, moulding paste, crackle paste, acrylic paint, inks, Sigano white gel pens. Discover your self.
"12.31.11/Resolutions" Ink, acrylic paint, moulding paste and crackle medium, white Sigino gel pens. 12.31.11 Another year ends. As I get older my resolutions become more simple. To live more peacefully. Travel more. Create more. Journal more. Wishing you and your family a wonderful peaceful, wonderful, creative New Year.
"Circle of Friends" 3 December 2011 Ink, acrylic paint, vintage papers, black and white gesso, Sigino gel pens. We artists for the most part are solitary creatures. I most defiantly fit that description, I love to create alone. Through art journaling I have met some wonderful artists and made some amazing friends. Sometimes they know [...]
"Excess Baggage" 21 October 2011 Paint, tape, flotsam and jetsam. We all carry excess baggage, past hurts, grudges, disappointments, missed appointments, accumulated repressed annoyances, I believe that is the real cause of the common cold. We bring this baggage into our relationships unjustly. Let it go. Who needs it. Our relationships certainly don't deserve [...]
"Fall" 10"X8.5" Journal Paint, vintage images, fabric. I have a love/hate relationship with fall. I am a summer lover, I enjoy hot weather and all that comes with it. There are certain aspects of fall that I enjoy, roasted vegetables, and dinners, sweaters, nesting, the change in leaf color, but we don't really get that [...]
"Overcome" 13 September 2011 9"X7" visual journal Paint, vintage papers, ink, vintage photos. I feel as an artist as if I am compelled to create, create, create. If I don't I feel lost, grouchy, repressed. I have a need that must be met and I am never satisfied. One idea brings another and another. On [...]
"The Choices We Make" 9"X7" Visual Journal 07 September, 2o11 Vintage paper and photos, image transfer, layers of life paper, paint, ink, Adirondack sprays. I make choices about my life every single day. I think about our generation and we have so much freedom in our choices. What about our parents choices or sacrifices, our [...]
