My art journals are mostly used for a little warmup painting before working on canvas. I practice this most every day because if I go to the canvas cold, I usually make a lot of mistakes right away. Sometimes, I turn the camera on while I’m painting these pages, and I share them here with you.
Yup, I knew her mouth was off centered. It should have been more to her right. I debated whether to erase my lines, and start over again. I quickly decided to leave it alone because the purpose of my journal isn’t to be perfect. It’s just to get paint moving around, and frankly, I don’t care what the outcome is. I’ve gone waaaay past all that, and now I’m free.
Spontaneous decision making
B&W gouache portrait painting in my art journal
Geno – gouache portrait painting
Color can be too demanding