"Exploring space and colour"
I have this old, leather bound, 1997 Agenda Planner that is now filled with watercolour paper cut to size and some of the old note paper, which I use as an art journal. I did the above sketch on one of the note papers to try out a new green I was mixing using Thalo Blue and Burnt Sienna and was quite pleased with how the green turned out. I also experimented with Indigo and Cadmium Yellow on this, which I used on parts of the tree.
I'll use anything I can lay my hands on for sketching and using old diaries and planners is a great, inexpensive way of building up a collection.
Agenda Planner filled with watercolour paper - I used a 6-hole punch to do the holes for the paper.
If you would like to make your own sketch-book in an easy, quick and fun way, go to 'An Artist's Sketchbook to Make'.
What a beautiful watercolour! and what a brilliant idea. I will definately go and have a look at the link. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeletea lovely journal AND sketch!
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Thank you Carol, and the sketch-book to make is EXTREMELY easy, hope you get an idea or two.
ReplyDeleteThanks Ronelle. You know, EVERY year I buy a Planner, and I NEVER get round to using them for planning! So and apart from saving money using all the old Planners and diaries, it fills a creative spot making some new from something old.
ReplyDeleteLovely greens! And, from this former weaver, the lines give your sketch a woven feel :) I like :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so for the tip on using old planners. Since I left the corporate world my wonderful blue leather planner that zips has been stored away.......
Thank you Pam! And as far as the planners go (stored away!) I have a blue one, a burgundy one, a black one, a brown one... all different sizes!
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