Gesso and paint finally made their way into my Moleskine journal. I knew it would happen one day and yesterday was it! I prepped several pages and used up some leftover paint to start a section of painted pages. The Moleskine held up beautifully. It works especially well if both the front and back of a page are coated with gesso.

I am trying to get back to posting journal pages more frequently, but just because I don’t post them daily, doesn’t mean I don’t do something in my journal almost every day.

I was told by my father in law that my work has a Byzantine feel to it, so these pages were inspired by that comment and some of the glorious work I saw at the art gallery in D.C.

I like to play ‘rough’ in my journal sometimes, creating edgier, more distressed pages. It just feels good! Playing without worrying about perfection.

Just the process of adding layer after luscious layer of whatever is on hand.

I like to just use things I already have out, whatever

is in reach. Try using old tools in new ways.

I get my fingers messy when I work like this and have

been known to ruin good clothes, so I do try to remember to wear an apron. I said, try…

I loved the posture of his hand, I need to try one like this on a canvas.

My favorite thing about this page is her halo. I love that it is imperfect, looking like it is aged and worn away.