Keeping a journal while on a road trip, vacationing with family, backpacking, or enjoying a summer escape not only leaves you with a one-of-a-kind memento at the end of your journey, it’s also a great exercise in restraint: What can you make and do with what’s at hand compared to the wealth of supplies [...]
Just a head’s up: I am on the road, vacationing my way through Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania for the first week of the month. Due to limited computer access, I won’t be updating the blog, so my regular features will not be posted; Friday 5 will resume August 15 and modus operandi will resume [...]
This modus operandi started out being about one thing, morphed into a second exploration, and ended up in far left field. If you include the subsequent “best laid plans gone awry” epiphany, I’d say it’s a grand slam!
Today’s subject was first inspired by the July/August issue of Somerset Studio, which includes a feature on art [...]
& we’re back! A little later than expected and a bit soggier, but modus operandi has returned. On to this week’s topic…
One of my favorite things about mixed media collage is, of course, the fanatical use of layers and the level of customization within each layer. Learning to do this requires a great deal of [...]
Due to unforeseen circumstances (read as: nonstop rain making its way from the roof into my studio!), I’m skipping this week’s modus operandi–but the feature will be back next week! (I almost typed “come hell or high water” there, but, given the current situation, that’s just asking for trouble…)
There will be more Artist’s Way posts [...]
Keep an art journal
It’s a resource to gather inspirational images or quotes, collect and test your ideas, and track your progress as an artist.
Stretch
Sometimes getting up and out of the studio and moving around loosens you up creatively, too, and provides just the right scenario for coming up with the next best idea.
Collage with your [...]