LIKE THE BIRDS SING - REVISITED!

Trying out some new techniques with PanPastels and gel medium in Nathalie's class.   I used pages from a 1947 edition of "A Field Guide to the Birds" for the first layer, thinking this might lead me to a more vintage styled page. Nope.  Perhaps it is just the first beginning steps and I will get better at this?  Do I need more layers?  Dabber paint circles?  More color?  Yes, I had fun doing it.  Yes, I will keep doing it.  I think that is what counts.

After some constructive feedback, I "revisited" this page.  Using a foam finger inker thingie, I stamped white gesso all around the birds.  Clouds!  Of course.

I AM ENOUGH - AN ART JOURNAL PAGE

My second page from week one of Nathalie's Uber Media PanPastels class (see button on right).  A first attempt at using liquid frisquet (masking paint or drawing gum) - don't you adore that name?  Didn't get it quite right at the top (I cut out letters from pp and covered the attempt at masking) but I am pleased with the "enough".   I think if I had graduated the shading within the top layers the effect would be less busy.

TRUST YOUR HEART - AN ART JOURNAL PAGE

Each week of Nathalie's PanPastel Workshop ends with two journal pages using the techniques demonstrated/learned during the week.  This page focuses on blending, layering and masking.  I cut the words out using Cricut's Opposites Attract cartridge to make my own mask and the daisy's are an old Heidi Swapp mask.  The honey bee's are a MS punch.  The daisy centres I covered with Rock Candy Distress paint and red glitter - had to get some glitter in there!  All the rest of the colour are PanPastels done in three layers.  Great class and great fun!