Listening to Alice

This is my page 3 and 4. They are supposed to be layered with hand prints and stuff. hmm. I guess I didn't get there. I will have to work on that later. This is what came out instead. Number 3 is my drawing - "She Listens to Birds" and number 4 is my drawing of Alice. She is for Vicki and DeeDee.

I'm not sure why Alice is crooked. She got drawn first and then I did the other elements. I think she is disgusted with the rabbit...should she go? Or maybe she has just returned and knows now what that rabbit is up to? Curiouser and Curiouser...

Journaling

Working on my journaling pages, but I find I like the visual aspect more than the journaling/diary part of it. I've been a self talker (in my head usually, btw) ever since I can remember, so I work out things in the car or the shower or while I'm painting a background, so it seems to work itself out before it comes out on paper.

This set of pages is from Sarah Whitmire's journaling prompets, and I liked doing it because it was one word descriptions instead of being coherent on the page. I liked it because it opened up some visuals for me and I played then with some of the other layers. I can't say I'm totally thrilled with the outcome and this "beautiful" presentation - but it was fun and told myself when I started that it wasn't supposed to end up in a magazine anywhere.

I get really hung up on pretty and perfect and presentation, so I have to push myself to just play with concepts and techniques.

I'm going to try this again with different colors and different stencil shapes.

I also need to get back to the paper dolls portion of Sarah's prompts - to go into my hometown drawing. I've had too many ideas, so I just need to stick to one and get it done.

Starting Yoga class tomorrow!!! Inhale...Exhale...