I was painting with gouache this weekend and decided to use up the extra blobs of paint in my weekly planner. I love this planner because it gives me a reason each week to play with random art supplies.
I had a fistful of beautiful Faber Castell markers with dual tips -- a fine point at one end and a brush at the other -- found on a recent visit to the Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse.
The gorgeous markers added a lovely detailed element to this week's planner page.
I enjoyed the slow process of layering one medium on top of the next. The clouds at the top of the page and the white lettering on the right side of the page were done with acrylic ink, and I used my Lamy fountain pen with permanent black ink to label the days of the week.
This quiet process of slowly making art based on your intuition and whims can be very relaxing and playful. You don't have to make anything "important;" just play. The beauty of the process is that you often develop ideas that you would never have thought of if you'd been "serious" about your art always.
Art goals are fantastic to pursue. Just remember to leave yourself some open time to play, too.
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