River of Abundance: A Page from a Personal Journal

A month or so ago, I started a personal art journal. I didn’t have a plan, I thought I would just start drawing, go with the flow and see what happened. The result was the beginnings of an abundance journal.
I started with a pen and ink illustration of curly, swirling, lines as the base image. [...]

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Eternal: a Page from One of My Personal Journals

I am in the beginning stages of a new journal. I started it with no intent or theme, but as it has progressed, the journal has become one about the eternal flow of abundance. While some of the artwork has been more abstract this one manifested as a gently flowing stream.

I used a Moleskine Watercolor [...]

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Art Journaling, Continuing to Go with the Flow

I sat down with my Moleskine Watercolor Journal and my fountain pen when I the pen started to run dry. With no available ink to refresh my pen, I realized that I would not be able to draw much before my pen stop working. In the spirit of going with the flow, I decided to [...]

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Art Journaling, Going with the Flow

I enjoyed creating the Peace of Mind meditative image so much, that I wanted to try this method again to see where it would take me. With so little time to paint these days, these quick, meditative explorations are a great way to keep the art flowing without the demands of a larger, more elaborate [...]

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Art Journaling for Peace of Mind in a Moleskine Watercolor Journal

My life has been chaotic lately and I haven’t had much time to journal or play with art the way I would like to. With limited time and no reasonable idea in mind, I sat down with a Moleskine Watercolor Journal and my watercolors without a clue of what to do. I decided to just [...]

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Clown Fish Watercolor in a Pocket Moleskine Watercolor Journal

I love Moleskine’s Pocket Watercolor Journal. It is perfect for toting around in your back pocket and just the right size for capturing small details or thumbnail sketches of future projects.
This watercolor was created in a Moleskine Watercolor Journal a couple of year’s back. It was inspired by an old marker illustration I did in [...]

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Lily Pad Illustration in a Moleskine Watercolor Journal

I have water lilies blooming in my backyard pond and I love them. They are the perfect subject for a watercolor illustration and they offer me another opportunity to play around with my art supplies. It’s time to break out the Moleskine watercolor Journal!
I chose the Moleskine Watercolor Journal because I love the way the [...]

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Quick Watercolor Sketch of the Banks at Jekyll Island

In an attempt to learn more about how watercolor paint works, I did a quick sketch of one of my favorite places from a photo. I allowed myself 15 minutes to complete the image. The goal here was to work as fast as possible without detail. This was difficult for me. I am more comfortable [...]

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Watercolor Illustration of Raspberries in a Moleskine Watercolor Journal

I have been in the midst of a creative drought lately and haven’t had much time to create art. I was inspired by July’s dessert theme at www.skineart.com and I couldn’t resist creating a few raspberries, one of my favorite summer treats.
I used watercolor for this illustration in an effort to sharpen my skills. I [...]

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The Moleskine Watercolor Journal: Can it Handle Lots of Wet Paint?

I wanted to know how much water the paper in the pocket Moleskine Watercolor Journal could handle, so I created an illustration I thought would test its limits. The illustration would include a solid background that would require lots of watery paint. As I painted, I made a point to really load up on paint [...]

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