{"id":3528,"date":"2015-05-29T21:25:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-29T21:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/?p=3528"},"modified":"2016-03-14T17:14:50","modified_gmt":"2016-03-14T17:14:50","slug":"art-journaling-backgrounds-messy-is-good","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journaling-backgrounds-messy-is-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Art Journaling Backgrounds: Messy Is Good"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Art-Journaling-Backgrounds-Messy-is-Good.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3542\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Art-Journaling-Backgrounds-Messy-is-Good-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Art Journaling Backgrounds Messy is Good\" width=\"606\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear Wonderful, Creative You:<\/p>\n<p>Lately I have been learning about\u00a0the value of letting go. Art has a way of teaching you lessons if you are willing to listen. Watching very young children make art is instructive. They have no concern with whether or not they are &#8220;good&#8221; at art, whether they make a mess, and\u00a0what the &#8220;product&#8221; looks like.<\/p>\n<p>Recently\u00a0I&#8217;ve been attempting to emulate this approach\u00a0with\u00a0my art journaling backgrounds. This idea of creating in a more unrestrained, child-like manner took seed in me when I wrote about\u00a0being a more <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/how-to-be-a-courageous-artist\/\" target=\"_blank\">courageous artist,<\/a> and has continued to develop.\u00a0The results have been very exciting. I&#8217;d like to share some of my process with you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Journal-Blank-Page.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3529\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Journal-Blank-Page-1024x663.jpg\" alt=\"Journal Blank Page\" width=\"606\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How to Paint Like a Child<\/h3>\n<p>1. Put on a smock, grab a glass of juice and a cookie, and get messy.<\/p>\n<p>2. Move your brush in a haphazard way,\u00a0bend the bristles too much, jab at the paper, make strokes too heavy and too light.<\/p>\n<p>3. Work quickly.<\/p>\n<p>4. Paint\u00a0on\u00a0multiple pages, circling back and forth between different projects.<\/p>\n<p>5. Only work as long as you feel like it, leave your supplies out, and come back for a few minutes whenever the mood strikes.<\/p>\n<p>6. Squeal with excitement at the unexpected things that appear on your pages. Love your art with enthusiasm, especially if it&#8217;s a mess.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Art Journaling Webinar:\u00a0Click<a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/art-journal-magic-transforming-ugly-art-journal-pages\/\" target=\"_blank\"> here to watch the messy background tutorial<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;Love your art with enthusiasm, especially if it\u2019s a mess. -Mindful Art Studio&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s some of what I came up with today, using this method:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Free-Acrylic-Background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3530\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Free-Acrylic-Background-1024x673.jpg\" alt=\"Free Acrylic Background\" width=\"606\" height=\"398\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gesso-Journal-Background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3531\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gesso-Journal-Background-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gesso Journal Background\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fanciful-Watercolor-Background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3532\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Fanciful-Watercolor-Background-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Fanciful Watercolor Background\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Multiple-Journals.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3533\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Multiple-Journals-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Multiple Journals\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is some light watercolor over the gessoed page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gesso-with-Watercolor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3534\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Gesso-with-Watercolor-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Gesso with Watercolor\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Watercolor-Swirls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3535\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Watercolor-Swirls-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Watercolor Swirls\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Messy-Pink-Background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3536\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Messy-Pink-Background-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Messy Pink Background\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Pink-Journal-Background.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3537\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Pink-Journal-Background-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Pink Journal Background\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Starting-Image.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3538\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Starting-Image-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Starting Image\" width=\"606\" height=\"404\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are detail oriented, you&#8217;ll notice that I have turned this one upside down. I liked it better that way, so I went with it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Organic-Mandala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-3539\" src=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Organic-Mandala-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Organic Mandala\" width=\"606\" height=\"909\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Comments:<\/h3>\n<p>Let me know what you think of the approach. What would happen if you made art with a bit of abandon? Remember to sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/mindfulartstudio.com\/webinar\/\" target=\"_blank\">webinar<\/a> to learn more fun art journal background techniques\u00a0this Thursday night!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Dear Wonderful, Creative You: Lately I have been learning about\u00a0the value of letting go. Art has a way of teaching you lessons if you are willing to listen. 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