Journal Fun - Provence

I've been having fun taking the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshops. This is what I did for the second workshop. I extended the pages from a two page spread to four by attaching two extra pages. I sketched the apartment where we stayed in in Provence. I used watercolor and collage to paint the front pages, and outlined most of it with ink. These pages open to a 4 page inside. For the inside pages I used copies of some of my artwork related to Provence, which I then painted over with inktense pencils, and some painted pieces (the grapes, winebottle, and sunflowers) done directly over the journal writing on the page. Now I'm dreaming about how to do Monet's Garden and Venice.

Visual Journal - Key West

I am participating in the Strathmore Visual Journal Workshops that are going on. The first workshop has 4 lessons and reuses work we've already done. This was done using parts of copies of several watercolors I had done in Key West, combined with collage material I gathered about Key West, gel pens, oil pastels, gesso, papers, etc. I worked around my artwork and shaded and added color to it. This has one more step to go before it is completed. I'm hoping to do a few more in this style. It is a bit of a change from what I usually do.