So, this is a little project I want to share with y'all. I was at Michael's a few weeks ago, and they were having a sale in their dollar section. I found some awesome blank books (they were actually $2.00, but on sale for 40% off) that I had to buy. Usually, their notebooks have lined paper, but these were blank and the paper was brown kraft paper - my fav. So, I bought four of them, though I already regret not getting them all. The covers left a lot to be desired, though. They came with Victorian fairy themes, but not really cute. Sort of cheesy. I decided to re-cover one, and I'm so glad I did! I love the way it looks. I used craft paint, scrapbook paper, and some fabric scraps, and some vintage paper and made it more "me".
I was hoping to use it as a sketchbook thingie that I could paint in. I really like painting on kraft paper - the texture is great, and it takes paint really well, and I like the non-shiny finish. I also wanted the painting aspect to be stress free and fun with very little thought or analysis or judgement. Fun + stress free = the best.
Thus, "100, or so, ladies" was born. The book has 100 pages, so my goal is to fill it up with paintings of ladies. That one above is probably my favorite, so far. But what about this one:
Are you scared? She remind me a bit of Carol Channing.
Does anybody else have a little project like this? One that keeps you motivated to make stuff, but is just for fun, with no "is this good enough" type of judging? I'd love to hear about it.
I will post ladies from time to time - if one if particularly funny or interesting. But if you want to keep up with the ladies, I've created a flickr set of them.
tomorrow: illustration friday. does anyone else participate? i'm starting now!
This is one of your best ideas! And of course I love the title. It's so you. I can almost hear that black cat meow like Kim.
Posted by: phil | 06/02/2011 at 08:42 AM
In the summer of 1999 an intern gave me a spiral bound notebook with blank 12x12 pages and I made a weekly collage for two years. I think I filled it up; I think I stopped when 9/11/01 happened. With a decade's passing, maybe I should start another!
Posted by: Maggi | 06/02/2011 at 10:46 AM
Love the ladies!
Posted by: catherine | 06/02/2011 at 12:33 PM
What a great idea for a project. I love your paintings of both woman - look forward to more. I started a nature diary for each month of one year but I'm finding it really hard to keep in step!
Posted by: paintdropskeepfalling.wordpress.com | 06/04/2011 at 02:34 PM
Love this idea!
Posted by: angharad | 03/01/2012 at 07:59 PM