A few months ago, I started a watercolor nature journal, and I'm having fun painting nature scenes in it. Still, I missed my brown craft paper and the possibilities it brings for working with colored pencils & gouache.
I cracked open a craft paper journal that I had bought online to create a new nature journal. I can work in both journals, using whichever works best for my ideas.
Right away, I delighted in making simple pen and ink sketches, adding colored pencil to some.
The brown paper automatically creates the midtone, making highlights and shadows more dramatic.
I try to listen to my intuition, that tiny voice within that offers suggestions. It often feels like a little nudge rather than a loud, obvious instruction. Each scene calls out for a certain medium -- some feel very watercolor-y and others invite sketching with a colored pencil. Maybe it's just my own moods that I'm responding to.
I find that when I listen to these little nudges, I'm happier and create more freely. It doesn't mean I'm always going to create impressive work, just that it will feel right and that I will be more at peace with the finished artwork than if I had forced myself to follow an expected path.
Listening to your intuition and trying out its ideas is a valuable habit to get into. Your intuition is full of exciting possibilities and will help you to make wonderful discoveries.
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