The Journal Comes Together

Riveted canvas boards I'm using as book covers....

Actually, it's a hole punched in the canvas and the rivet glued in since the canvas was thicker than the rivet...

Those other tiny holes will be for beads and wire...maybe...

Punched and riveted my palette pages (more about those here)....
You can see my handy little template for hole punching and the tool I used...

And voila......

My Color Journal.....

HappY Color  Mixing!

Color Journal Cover

Working away on my "Color Journal" bookcovers for pages I created here ...

Just start with two canvas boards according to the size you wish your journal pages to be...
We used 8" x 10"


"Colorize" with your favorite palette....

We shared lots of Mary Beth Shaw's stencils in her class....

Keep Playing and Layering....

Go for a walk and think about your next layer(s)....

Joining another Paint Party Friday...and You're Invited!

"Q" is for "Quinacridone" via Mary Beth Shaw style

Today is Jenny's Alphabe-Thursday featuring the letter "Q".....
Worked out perfectly since I'd planned to post about Mary Beth Shaw's Color Class I took at Art Unraveled in Phoenix Arizona last week...

The Delightful Queen of Energy Mary Beth's class desquiption:

"When I started painting, I had a lot of trouble mixing good color. I had heard it was all about red/yellow/blue, yet when I tried using them it seemed like I always made mud, which was really frustrating. This is the class that I wish someone had taught to me. Join me as we cut to the chase; I'll show you three different sets of primary colors that produce very different palette options, hence three totally diverse "moods" of color.
No matter what your level as a painter, you are sure to find a palette you love, plus it is so rewarding to mix color and watch the beauty unfold before your eyes. After we have worked with all three palettes, you will have a chance to paint book covers for a uniquely personal color reference tool that you will use for years to come. I will share tons of tips to help you keep it simple so you can depend on clean, clear color - every single time."


So True!!!  I hate making MUD! ... Wasting Paint ... And I'm tired of trying to BUY that perfect color, rather than learn how to mix it on my own....


The Triads:

One of my color palette play pages:

Quinacridone Magenta, Hansa Yellow Light, Phthalo Blue
HaPPy CoLorS!  Began by mixing a bit O two colors and adding varied amounts of white, then black then the third color....  Music and Paint Slinging are required in Mary Beth's class!

Another palette:  Quinacridone Crimson, Quinacridone Nickel Azo Gold, Turquoise (Phthalo)

I chose to chop the palette page into squares, etc and glue them onto canvas paper....

Here's the page opened...(My squares kept multiplying)....

Mary Beth shared her pages done in this manner....
Also more info in her book you can find here....

***Next post will be about putting it all together in a JournaL....***

Quick - before you forget -  visit more "Q" posts at Jenny's:)