Artful Journaling Foundations - Butterfly

This was our next-to-last lesson and I chose to paint from the video provided since I loved the butterfly. I'm quite pleased with my results. I just can't say enough how much I've learned from Laure's classes and how much I've enjoyed them.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Page Design Part II

We were to take the same elements from our previous lesson (here) and change several things. This page is horizontal; the previous one was vertical. Most of my images have no borders on this page; most of them did have borders on my previous page. This page has a border; the previous one didn't. And 3 of my images bleed off the page here; none of them did on my previous page.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Page Design Part I

Working on page design - combining at least 3 elements on a page. I have a fondness for grids, so that was how I decided to do this page. All of the elements are from photographs I've taken in Colorado over several summers.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Peppers

For this lesson, Laure provided several photos without backgrounds. We were to choose one to paint and add our own background. I chose the peppers because I love them.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Backgrounds 2

Reference page for backgrounds.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Backgrounds 1

Reference page for backgrounds.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Wildflowers

For this assignment, we were to combine at least 2 borders with a painting of our choice. This turned into more of an illustration than a painting, but that's ok.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Pear

Sketching this pear was a challenge because we didn't have a video to go by, but I'm quite pleased with my results.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Quilt Word Art

I've always enjoyed lettering, so I was happy that one of our lessons was on word art. In fact, I did two! Thanks to Mary O Martin (one of my classmates) for the suggestion to add the needle and thread.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Create Word Art

I've always enjoyed lettering, so I was happy that one of our lessons was on word art. In fact, I did two! I just wish that there wasn't already my cantaloupe page on the back of this one, or I would make this my cover. Oh well . . .

Artful Journaling Foundations - Cantaloupe

After I painted this, I wrote out my wording on a piece of tracing paper to see how it would fit. I had the word cantaloupe spelled correctly on the tracing paper. When I copied it over onto my page, for some reason I put an E where there should have been an A. Oh well . . .it's only a journal page.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Fortune Cookie

Laure Ferlita provided the photo of a fortune cookie for this lesson, but we were to decide what else to add. I knew I wanted a quote with the word fortune in it, so I did a search and came up with this quote that I really like. I also added the fortune and the border.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Lemonade

Of all the online classes I've taken (and I've taken a LOT), I think Laure Ferlita's classes are my favorites.

Artful Journaling Foundations - Watermelon

I'm taking another online class from Laure Ferlita - this one is called Artful Journaling - Foundations. I'll be taking her Artful Journaling - Explorations class next. I'm finally getting some basic watercolor instruction. I jumped into her other classes with both feet, and I learned a LOT, but it's good to get the basics too.