After watching an art journaling video by Nicki Traikos, of life i design, on creating abstract vignettes in an art journal, I felt the glow of inspiration and decided to try her process. I taped watercolor paper to a piece of stiff cardboard, added washi tape to make different sized "windows," and gathered some supplies.
I used watercolors in Prussian blue, New Gamboge (yellow), & burnt Sienna. I also used indigo and yellow ochre Neocolor II watercolor crayons & a sepia Inktense watercolor pencil.
I began by making a few marks with the Inktense pencil and watercolor crayons, then started laying in areas of color. I mixed the New Gamboge and Prussian blue to make a lovely, soft green.
Once I got started, I simply played! I painted washes. I painted areas with clean water, then dropped intense watercolor blobs. When an edge felt too harsh, I sprayed the area with a water spritzer to loosen things up.
My focus was on listening to that little voice within, my intuition, and trying out each nudge and idea.
After the paint dried, I added little marks with the Inktense pencil.
After the first page was done, I started the same process with a fresh piece of watercolor paper.
