Its Safe in Here

I've been wondering what this is all about, this painting in books. This use of many materials all on one page, this writing and layering. I've been looking at other artist's journals to try to figure out why we do this. All I know for sure is that I love doing it and I'm driven to do it and I want to do it more than almost anything else. I'll keep working to see where it goes. I like forgetting about canvas for a while and painting in books. It's safe in here.

Lost

All who wander are not lost. But wandering can feel like lost sometimes...I have to keep reminding myself that wandering leads to the most exciting discoveries. If I stay in the moment, I won't miss them.

Life Drawing

Unconditional love is the key to drawing the human form. The artist's eye is capable of seeing unconditionally, which means that it is capable of extracting the abstract qualities of Spirit from the concrete form of the body. Unconditional love is natural; it is inside you right now. 
   - Heather C. Williams, Drawing as a Sacred Activity

Spring Storm

Sometimes it Takes a While to Be Born

It feels right to begin Radiant Pages with these art journal pages that express gratitude. "Thank you for shining the light on the small artist inside of me", they say. On the day this was painted, this small artist was calling out: "hear me, help me be alive" and "sometimes it takes a while to be born".

Posting my art journal pages for others to see is one way of helping that artist part of me be alive. 

I'll post a few of the pages I've painted since last spring, then I'll share current pages, maybe one time each week. I read recently that the artistic process is not complete until the art itself is shared - so thank you for sharing in this process of creating my art journal, page by page. Your comments are welcome and appreciated!