Category Archives: Carol’s Art Processes & Techniques

A Private Art Challenge (That I Am Sharing With Whoever Cares to Read This)

It is the last day of 2010, and I have been cogitating for months now about how I will proceed with art in the coming year. Notice I said how, not if. There are no ifs about making art. In … Continue reading

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Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow!

On my last post, I said I’d show how my journal pages had “progressed.” I specifically mentioned tomorrow, but it came and went. (What does tomorrow mean in blogland, anyway? It all depends when you read it.) Why did I … Continue reading

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It Is Written

I am starting a new art journal, and have the first few pages under way. The application of collage and paint to a paper surface continues to fascinate me. There is a hypnotizing quality to the colors and images that … Continue reading

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What Can I Say, Except WOW!

I have written about Maggie Grey in this blog a number of times. Her artistic output is legend, and every book she has published is replete with ideas, suggestions, techniques and illustrations to blow your eye sockets (and your mind). … Continue reading

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Design Generating Activity

A favorite activity is to grab a magazine or catalogue, and use the products, ads, or anything else inside, to generate designs. All you need are a few pads of thin, white paper and a black pen. I also do … Continue reading

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