I have a quick post today of an art journal page with oil pastel abstracts and a free digital stamp sheet for your crafting and journaling. There are some days when all you can do is put color down on a page. This represents one of those days. But it is nice to love color for itself! Think of it a base for a painting later on. :) I love color, and I don't mind looking at the creamy, blend-able oil pastels for themselves. Below, you will find a fun sheet of my hand-drawn mice and some ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Tuscan Landscape Painting & VIDEO
Some people travel by plane, others by train, and I travel by art! :) This is the fourth little painting on this art journal layout. I have featured the others in blog posts and in videos on my YouTube channel. I taped off a section with washi tape and used oil pastels for a creamy, textural landscape. I have a video at the bottom of this post. I have used Artecho and Mungyo Gallery oil pastels. Using oil pastels on Strathmore's toned tan paper works wonderfully! If needed, you can use ... View the Post
A Bird Drawing in Colored Pencil, Mosaic Style!
I have been thinking of the use of mosaics in art a lot lately. Of course, there is the art of mosaics, but I wondered what I could do if I painted and drew in a mosaic style. Such fun! Here, I have sketched a bird (maybe a dove?) and used colored pencils. I also happened to be trying out a new journal, so I though I should stick with colored pencils as the paper was thin. The jury is still out on the journal, but the mosaic style is a keeper. Since this drawing, I have done a vase of florals in ... View the Post
Two Paintings: Oil Pastels on Black & VIDEO
I only like drama in art, not in life (if you know what I mean). :) When you use black paper, it really makes the oil pastels pop! I used my Dylusions journal, which has paper of the best quality. You can use a fixative to seal, or a sheet of glycine paper to prevent smudging. Of course, you could cut out the page and frame it! I added a background after the fact with future framing in mind! I didn't blend as much in this one. I love the arrangement and shape! I was inspired by ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Floral Topiary Painting & Short VIDEO
Topiary trees are such a great way to add the beauty of nature in an ornamental way. The English do gardens best, I think, with the lovely shapes and clean edges, mazes, and more! Since I can't grow things very well, I paint. :) There is a short video below! I'm using my toned tan journal with colored pencils for sketching. Oil pastels give a lush creamy, blended look. Artecho oil pastels are a recent favorite, but Mungyo is also a great choice. If you want to splurge, Sennelier is the way to ... View the Post
Oil Pastel Grecian Vase & VIDEO
I have previously posted the other art on this art journal page, and I have videos as well for some of them. I thought it was a fun art journal method to tape off sections on the toned paper and paint within those. In keeping with the Grecian-ish theme, this urn/vase was inspired by an article in a magazine. I used colored pencils for the finer details and oil pastels for the rest of the painting. VIDEO BELOW! I love nature and architecture, history and artifacts, so this was definitely fun ... View the Post
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