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While here in Maine I've been keeping a sort of visual travel art journal. That's a rather complicated way of saying I've been mixing little sketches with some rambling commentary.
Here's what I packed:
Contents:
- Aqua Tote (which I'm sorry to say has sprung a leak and is not worth the money)
- Koi Watercolor Set with Waterbrush by Sakura
- Watercolor Crayons
- Tiny Watercolor Moleskine
- Pitt Pens
- Extra Paintbrushes
- White Sharpie
- Mechanical Pencil
- White Eraser
- Alphabet Stamps
- Black Stamp Pad
I haven't used everything I brought me and that's fine. But it's there if I want it.
And here's what I did:
I particularly like this style of art journaling because it allows me to work in stages. I've been using a pencil to sketch in the drawing in the moment. Later I go back with a pen and clean up the lines and erase all the pencil away. Then later I can paint. And then even later I can go back in and journal. As I said, I'm finding that working in stages is very appealing to me these days.
And another benefit: I have never thought of myself as a person who can draw. And yet, I see that these little chicken scratchy drawings still communicate the idea of what I was looking at. And isn't that the point of a drawing? To capture a little bit of what you're seeing? So I'm pleased with how these pages have turned out.
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i love these Julie! it’s exactly what i hope to do with my sketching at one point (once I can trust myself enough to go with my own ideas!) you never cease to inspire me! 🙂
i love these Julie! it’s exactly what i hope to do with my sketching at one point (once I can trust myself enough to go with my own ideas!) you never cease to inspire me! 🙂
i love these Julie! it’s exactly what i hope to do with my sketching at one point (once I can trust myself enough to go with my own ideas!) you never cease to inspire me! 🙂
i love these Julie! it’s exactly what i hope to do with my sketching at one point (once I can trust myself enough to go with my own ideas!) you never cease to inspire me! 🙂
I’ve been doing a lot of this this summer too. (well actually, my travel bag is not so wonderful. Can we say zip lock with w/color pencils, lol). But is has be so fun to explore this side of art! Thanks for posting yours. It’s inspiring!
I’ve been doing a lot of this this summer too. (well actually, my travel bag is not so wonderful. Can we say zip lock with w/color pencils, lol). But is has be so fun to explore this side of art! Thanks for posting yours. It’s inspiring!
I’ve been doing a lot of this this summer too. (well actually, my travel bag is not so wonderful. Can we say zip lock with w/color pencils, lol). But is has be so fun to explore this side of art! Thanks for posting yours. It’s inspiring!
I’ve been doing a lot of this this summer too. (well actually, my travel bag is not so wonderful. Can we say zip lock with w/color pencils, lol). But is has be so fun to explore this side of art! Thanks for posting yours. It’s inspiring!
This is greate!
I love your blog!
This is greate!
I love your blog!
This is greate!
I love your blog!
This is greate!
I love your blog!
Hello! I love your pages. I started drawing this summer and discovered I wasn’t as bad as I thought and it is a real pleasure.
Hello! I love your pages. I started drawing this summer and discovered I wasn’t as bad as I thought and it is a real pleasure.
Hello! I love your pages. I started drawing this summer and discovered I wasn’t as bad as I thought and it is a real pleasure.
Hello! I love your pages. I started drawing this summer and discovered I wasn’t as bad as I thought and it is a real pleasure.
I always travel with my journal and a few supplies, but I also travel with my 2 very young grandsons. So I don’t get much done, but the 2 year old has made some lovely pages! It also keeps him quiet on planes and in restaurants.
May I say that you should start thinking of yourself as a drawer immediately! I particularly love the sleeves in the kitchen scene. Don’t get too much better and lose that nice loose style you have.
I always travel with my journal and a few supplies, but I also travel with my 2 very young grandsons. So I don’t get much done, but the 2 year old has made some lovely pages! It also keeps him quiet on planes and in restaurants.
May I say that you should start thinking of yourself as a drawer immediately! I particularly love the sleeves in the kitchen scene. Don’t get too much better and lose that nice loose style you have.
I always travel with my journal and a few supplies, but I also travel with my 2 very young grandsons. So I don’t get much done, but the 2 year old has made some lovely pages! It also keeps him quiet on planes and in restaurants.
May I say that you should start thinking of yourself as a drawer immediately! I particularly love the sleeves in the kitchen scene. Don’t get too much better and lose that nice loose style you have.
I always travel with my journal and a few supplies, but I also travel with my 2 very young grandsons. So I don’t get much done, but the 2 year old has made some lovely pages! It also keeps him quiet on planes and in restaurants.
May I say that you should start thinking of yourself as a drawer immediately! I particularly love the sleeves in the kitchen scene. Don’t get too much better and lose that nice loose style you have.
Incredible beautiful!
Ruth xo
Incredible beautiful!
Ruth xo
Incredible beautiful!
Ruth xo
Incredible beautiful!
Ruth xo
I absolutely love your drawings! They are wonderful!
I absolutely love your drawings! They are wonderful!
I absolutely love your drawings! They are wonderful!
I absolutely love your drawings! They are wonderful!
I love it Julie! It’s awesome!!!
I love it Julie! It’s awesome!!!
I love it Julie! It’s awesome!!!
I love it Julie! It’s awesome!!!
Cool pages! Love the art … what a neat way to capture the memories! 🙂
Cool pages! Love the art … what a neat way to capture the memories! 🙂
Cool pages! Love the art … what a neat way to capture the memories! 🙂
Cool pages! Love the art … what a neat way to capture the memories! 🙂
You truly inspire me!
You truly inspire me!
You truly inspire me!
You truly inspire me!
Love your pages. Yes, they communicate a wonderful feeling. xx
Love your pages. Yes, they communicate a wonderful feeling. xx
Love your pages. Yes, they communicate a wonderful feeling. xx
Love your pages. Yes, they communicate a wonderful feeling. xx
Every sketch is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. And all of them together are like an independent foreign film, sans CGI, so that’s why I like them. I’m struggling with adding words myself…since our last journaling club meeting, I don’t know what to write down. How did you find the flow to write so easily?
Every sketch is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. And all of them together are like an independent foreign film, sans CGI, so that’s why I like them. I’m struggling with adding words myself…since our last journaling club meeting, I don’t know what to write down. How did you find the flow to write so easily?
Every sketch is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. And all of them together are like an independent foreign film, sans CGI, so that’s why I like them. I’m struggling with adding words myself…since our last journaling club meeting, I don’t know what to write down. How did you find the flow to write so easily?
Every sketch is a story with a beginning, a middle and an end. And all of them together are like an independent foreign film, sans CGI, so that’s why I like them. I’m struggling with adding words myself…since our last journaling club meeting, I don’t know what to write down. How did you find the flow to write so easily?
I so LOVE how you captured the feeling of Maine and vacation with this journal Julie! The drawings are wonderful…particularly the kitchen one. Just awesome.
I so LOVE how you captured the feeling of Maine and vacation with this journal Julie! The drawings are wonderful…particularly the kitchen one. Just awesome.
I so LOVE how you captured the feeling of Maine and vacation with this journal Julie! The drawings are wonderful…particularly the kitchen one. Just awesome.
I so LOVE how you captured the feeling of Maine and vacation with this journal Julie! The drawings are wonderful…particularly the kitchen one. Just awesome.
You have have never thought of yourself “as a person who can draw”? These journal entries prove you wrong . . . your drawings are the real thing, capturing the moment in your own whimsical style. Just ♥ your journal pages!
You have have never thought of yourself “as a person who can draw”? These journal entries prove you wrong . . . your drawings are the real thing, capturing the moment in your own whimsical style. Just ♥ your journal pages!
You have have never thought of yourself “as a person who can draw”? These journal entries prove you wrong . . . your drawings are the real thing, capturing the moment in your own whimsical style. Just ♥ your journal pages!
You have have never thought of yourself “as a person who can draw”? These journal entries prove you wrong . . . your drawings are the real thing, capturing the moment in your own whimsical style. Just ♥ your journal pages!
i love these journal pages. the “beach towels” is my favorite. i am truly admiring and appreciating your watercolors. thanks for sharing. your sense of calm and contentment are revealed.
i love these journal pages. the “beach towels” is my favorite. i am truly admiring and appreciating your watercolors. thanks for sharing. your sense of calm and contentment are revealed.
i love these journal pages. the “beach towels” is my favorite. i am truly admiring and appreciating your watercolors. thanks for sharing. your sense of calm and contentment are revealed.
i love these journal pages. the “beach towels” is my favorite. i am truly admiring and appreciating your watercolors. thanks for sharing. your sense of calm and contentment are revealed.
WHAT???! You definitely CAN draw. Love the journal.
WHAT???! You definitely CAN draw. Love the journal.
WHAT???! You definitely CAN draw. Love the journal.
WHAT???! You definitely CAN draw. Love the journal.
sometimes just to dream on paper is the thing… or soften your focus a little and meander along the page, as if no one will ever read them, opens a flow.
sometimes just to dream on paper is the thing… or soften your focus a little and meander along the page, as if no one will ever read them, opens a flow.
sometimes just to dream on paper is the thing… or soften your focus a little and meander along the page, as if no one will ever read them, opens a flow.
sometimes just to dream on paper is the thing… or soften your focus a little and meander along the page, as if no one will ever read them, opens a flow.
glad youre not simply georgia okeefe in every sitch Julie! leave us some room for glory… lol:) i’ve always loved simple pen / pencil and ink or watercolor splashes over them, the simplest dear works there are!
have a wonderful weekend all of us! more room for splashing about in paint and paper..
glad youre not simply georgia okeefe in every sitch Julie! leave us some room for glory… lol:) i’ve always loved simple pen / pencil and ink or watercolor splashes over them, the simplest dear works there are!
have a wonderful weekend all of us! more room for splashing about in paint and paper..
glad youre not simply georgia okeefe in every sitch Julie! leave us some room for glory… lol:) i’ve always loved simple pen / pencil and ink or watercolor splashes over them, the simplest dear works there are!
have a wonderful weekend all of us! more room for splashing about in paint and paper..
glad youre not simply georgia okeefe in every sitch Julie! leave us some room for glory… lol:) i’ve always loved simple pen / pencil and ink or watercolor splashes over them, the simplest dear works there are!
have a wonderful weekend all of us! more room for splashing about in paint and paper..
Julie, for you “not being a drawer” ??? Really, you are very good. Consider yourself a drawer, girl! Love the artwork and the casualness of it. Keep up your inspiration, you are great
Julie, for you “not being a drawer” ??? Really, you are very good. Consider yourself a drawer, girl! Love the artwork and the casualness of it. Keep up your inspiration, you are great
Julie, for you “not being a drawer” ??? Really, you are very good. Consider yourself a drawer, girl! Love the artwork and the casualness of it. Keep up your inspiration, you are great
Julie, for you “not being a drawer” ??? Really, you are very good. Consider yourself a drawer, girl! Love the artwork and the casualness of it. Keep up your inspiration, you are great
Interested in knowing more about the white Sharpie. Must be a paint marker, right?
Interested in knowing more about the white Sharpie. Must be a paint marker, right?
Interested in knowing more about the white Sharpie. Must be a paint marker, right?
Interested in knowing more about the white Sharpie. Must be a paint marker, right?
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Beautiful!
Thanks for sharing your travel kit with everyone. I love to see where people work, but especially what and how folks pack to travel and journal. And love seeing your journal – great drawings!
For your leaky tote – try the stuff they sell at camping stores to stop tents from leaking. It’s a spray and you can spray seams and the material to make it waterproof again. It’s a handy size for all your stuff anyway.
Thanks for sharing your travel kit with everyone. I love to see where people work, but especially what and how folks pack to travel and journal. And love seeing your journal – great drawings!
For your leaky tote – try the stuff they sell at camping stores to stop tents from leaking. It’s a spray and you can spray seams and the material to make it waterproof again. It’s a handy size for all your stuff anyway.
Thanks for sharing your travel kit with everyone. I love to see where people work, but especially what and how folks pack to travel and journal. And love seeing your journal – great drawings!
For your leaky tote – try the stuff they sell at camping stores to stop tents from leaking. It’s a spray and you can spray seams and the material to make it waterproof again. It’s a handy size for all your stuff anyway.
Thanks for sharing your travel kit with everyone. I love to see where people work, but especially what and how folks pack to travel and journal. And love seeing your journal – great drawings!
For your leaky tote – try the stuff they sell at camping stores to stop tents from leaking. It’s a spray and you can spray seams and the material to make it waterproof again. It’s a handy size for all your stuff anyway.
These pages have been some of my favorite so far! I love the easy, relaxed feel to them. Beautiful.
These pages have been some of my favorite so far! I love the easy, relaxed feel to them. Beautiful.
These pages have been some of my favorite so far! I love the easy, relaxed feel to them. Beautiful.
These pages have been some of my favorite so far! I love the easy, relaxed feel to them. Beautiful.
LOVE these so much –
LOVE these so much –
LOVE these so much –
LOVE these so much –
Your sketches are amazing and really capture the essence of a beach vacation!
Your sketches are amazing and really capture the essence of a beach vacation!
Your sketches are amazing and really capture the essence of a beach vacation!
Your sketches are amazing and really capture the essence of a beach vacation!
These are wonderful. You’ve captured the moments, and still been making art while away from home. The feet page is my fave!
These are wonderful. You’ve captured the moments, and still been making art while away from home. The feet page is my fave!
These are wonderful. You’ve captured the moments, and still been making art while away from home. The feet page is my fave!
These are wonderful. You’ve captured the moments, and still been making art while away from home. The feet page is my fave!
These are terrific sketches. I love the beach towels on the porch rail… you really captured that moment!
These are terrific sketches. I love the beach towels on the porch rail… you really captured that moment!
These are terrific sketches. I love the beach towels on the porch rail… you really captured that moment!
These are terrific sketches. I love the beach towels on the porch rail… you really captured that moment!
Oh wow, I’m jealous of your sketching skills…. I should practice but I always seem to ‘block’ when I try to sketch (it’s a remnant from the time I was in art school – long story) I hope to break through that one day!
Oh wow, I’m jealous of your sketching skills…. I should practice but I always seem to ‘block’ when I try to sketch (it’s a remnant from the time I was in art school – long story) I hope to break through that one day!
Oh wow, I’m jealous of your sketching skills…. I should practice but I always seem to ‘block’ when I try to sketch (it’s a remnant from the time I was in art school – long story) I hope to break through that one day!
Oh wow, I’m jealous of your sketching skills…. I should practice but I always seem to ‘block’ when I try to sketch (it’s a remnant from the time I was in art school – long story) I hope to break through that one day!
Love your new sketches, Julie – they are wonderful!
Angie, ScrapScene.com
Love your new sketches, Julie – they are wonderful!
Angie, ScrapScene.com
Love your new sketches, Julie – they are wonderful!
Angie, ScrapScene.com
Love your new sketches, Julie – they are wonderful!
Angie, ScrapScene.com
Great job and totally inspiring!! =)
Great job and totally inspiring!! =)
Great job and totally inspiring!! =)
Great job and totally inspiring!! =)
Yes, its a paint marker. Relatively new purchase for me. Official name: Sharpie Poster-Paint Markers fine white
Yes, its a paint marker. Relatively new purchase for me. Official name: Sharpie Poster-Paint Markers fine white
Yes, its a paint marker. Relatively new purchase for me. Official name: Sharpie Poster-Paint Markers fine white
Yes, its a paint marker. Relatively new purchase for me. Official name: Sharpie Poster-Paint Markers fine white
Like the famous joke: Q: Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: Practice, practice, practice!
Its easy for me now because I just let go and let the messy handwriting and unguarded thoughts flow. I dont pay attention to grammar or perfection or anything like that. I just write.
Like the famous joke: Q: Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: Practice, practice, practice!
Its easy for me now because I just let go and let the messy handwriting and unguarded thoughts flow. I dont pay attention to grammar or perfection or anything like that. I just write.
Like the famous joke: Q: Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: Practice, practice, practice!
Its easy for me now because I just let go and let the messy handwriting and unguarded thoughts flow. I dont pay attention to grammar or perfection or anything like that. I just write.
Like the famous joke: Q: Excuse me, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? A: Practice, practice, practice!
Its easy for me now because I just let go and let the messy handwriting and unguarded thoughts flow. I dont pay attention to grammar or perfection or anything like that. I just write.
Travel journal to paint is my dream. I can only see it on movie. But now i know that there’s still some people that continue to do it. Inspiring post!
Travel journal to paint is my dream. I can only see it on movie. But now i know that there’s still some people that continue to do it. Inspiring post!
Travel journal to paint is my dream. I can only see it on movie. But now i know that there’s still some people that continue to do it. Inspiring post!
Travel journal to paint is my dream. I can only see it on movie. But now i know that there’s still some people that continue to do it. Inspiring post!
Ohhhh… love your travel sketchbook! I just came back from Italy with some spreads too! I work in a moleskine. it’s here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/search/label/travel%20journal
Ohhhh… love your travel sketchbook! I just came back from Italy with some spreads too! I work in a moleskine. it’s here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/search/label/travel%20journal
Ohhhh… love your travel sketchbook! I just came back from Italy with some spreads too! I work in a moleskine. it’s here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/search/label/travel%20journal
Ohhhh… love your travel sketchbook! I just came back from Italy with some spreads too! I work in a moleskine. it’s here : http://nathalienayer.blogspot.com/search/label/travel%20journal
How did I miss this?! it is fabulous!!:)
How did I miss this?! it is fabulous!!:)
How did I miss this?! it is fabulous!!:)
How did I miss this?! it is fabulous!!:)