For some reason I do not care for the white pages of notebooks so some days I will just take my paints and paint page after page in the notebook. Sometimes I will limit the colors I use just to see how many different ways I can put them on the page. I've often wondered what would happen if I just painted the pages in a notebook and never wrote words or collaged on top of them. What would it say to me?
Ooh, thanks so much for sharing your process, Kirsten. You’re doing so many experiments, and the idea to paint pages and just leave them painted without embellishment could be another one to try. You can always add on to the pages later.
This has been keeping me sane over the last few weeks - and even helps me focus during intense work meetings (doodling). Last night I noticed how serious everything was feeling, how heavy and burdensome. So I grabbed my sketchbook and drew some cute monsters like my 6 year old self would have. The relief was instant and profound!
For some reason I do not care for the white pages of notebooks so some days I will just take my paints and paint page after page in the notebook. Sometimes I will limit the colors I use just to see how many different ways I can put them on the page. I've often wondered what would happen if I just painted the pages in a notebook and never wrote words or collaged on top of them. What would it say to me?
Ooh, thanks so much for sharing your process, Kirsten. You’re doing so many experiments, and the idea to paint pages and just leave them painted without embellishment could be another one to try. You can always add on to the pages later.
This has been keeping me sane over the last few weeks - and even helps me focus during intense work meetings (doodling). Last night I noticed how serious everything was feeling, how heavy and burdensome. So I grabbed my sketchbook and drew some cute monsters like my 6 year old self would have. The relief was instant and profound!