#abstract journal

A much-needed break from whimsical faces comes with this simple yet so relaxing page I did today in my art journal. Colorful circles with playful look that are perfect when you want to relax and create something beautiful without the fuss of calling it art… Be it or not, this was a call for relaxation process. At first I thought these circles can be flowers, but then a simple may-green gel pen…

How to prepare ahead your art journals so that you have a starting point and get to work on them right away, even when you don't have too much time and want to quickly create a a journal page!

It’s obvious that I don’t have that much time to create art as I had before I had my baby. But in the last couple of years I’ve realized how important is to make time to create. This constant urge to draw, sketch, paint has been haunting me all this time and this is why I continued to create art, even if many of those pages didn’t make it to the blog.

Today I wanna share with you what I do when…

For so long I’ve been drawing and painting whimsical faces thar today I felt like trying something different. And since I didn’t doodle or create this kind of backgrounds in my journals, it was a very interesting exercise of letting go and surrender to the process of doodling!

First I did some marks and drew a heart, just what felt natural to draw… Then I added gesso and had to wait until…

The Quoted Pages - It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.” – Mabel Newcomber - page by Cristina Parus @ creativemag.ro

It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly.” – Mabel Newcomber   I love this quote and the message it sends. It’s true. We need vision and clarity to know where we are going before putting the foot outside in the big world. I wanted to keep this page simple, with no drawings, just words. The face on the left is one I did a while ago. Using neocolors 2, I created a…

Abstract marks on packaging paper

The easiest and least expensive way to make an art journal is by using packaging paper you have around the house. You’ve seen already my mini packaging paper journal I posted on the blog last year. I still have plenty of pages to fill in and so many ideas!  Cel mai usor si economic mod de  crea un art jurnal este folosind hartie de impachetat pe care probabil o aveti prin casa. Ati vazut deja…

You have wings to FLY! >>>> I have to admit that not having a face on the page is definitely not my style. But that doesn't mean this is the last time I'm going to try this paper overlapping art journal kind of page. After all, it was fun trying to arrange the paper bits in such a way to visually look better. #ARTJOURNAL #ART #MIXEDMEDIA #MIXEDMEDIACOLLAGE

I have to admit that not having a face on the page is definitely not my style. But that doesn’t mean this is the last time I’m going to try this paper overlapping art journal kind of page. After all, it was fun trying to arrange the paper bits in such a way to visually look better. Of course, there’s plenty of (more…)

If you don’t feel like drawing a face, this is the moment when you draw such a page. I wanted something super fast, so I grabbed my watercolor set and mixed a few bright colors that went into the page spread in a completely random way. 

Daca n-ai chef sau inspiratie sa desenezi o fata, atunci se naste o astfel de pagina mai abstracta. Si cum vroiam sa fac ceva repede, am luat acuarelele si am…

Abstract journals of February

Daca ti-a fost teama sa desenezi sau sa pictezi fețe realiste, atunci poate ca mai intai ar trebui sa incerci sa pictezi portrete abstracte. Ce sunt portretele abstracte? Sunt picturi sau desene care nu au foarte multe detalii, dar care sugereaza o fata, o forma, un contur.

ABSTRÁCT, -Ă, abstracți, -te, adj., s. n. 1. Adj.Care este gândit în mod separat de înfățișarea materială, de exemplele…