Another journalling spread of chillies on black gesso. I’m not finished with this chilli theme. I’ll do some more small ones for studies and then a large painting. It’s far more vibrant in acrylics than the Conte crayons, and quicker too. In using an altered book, I’m glueing pages together and removing some, so that it doesn’t get too thick when I gesso all the time. This means that the pages have a bit of a ripple sometimes, and that the gutter is very pronounced. This means it always has to be worked around in some way. This is why I have a border down the side of this page, otherwise my gutter would be down the centre of the centre pot.
I’m still not convinced about this ‘art journal’ business. I am just pressing on till the end of September in the hopes that I create some good habits that I’ll use in my sketchbook. My ‘main’ sketchbook is handmade from Stonehenge paper. Nearly all the pages have been prepped in some way – mostly by just sloshing on a wash of whatever is on my palette when I’m painting. So that is not new – I just want to write more, though without turning it into a diary, and to compose the page spreads with more thought.
3 responses so far ↓
juliafeatherstone // September 22, 2009 at 12:28 pm |
Wendy, I love texture and colours of your chillis and pots!! Could you add details about Size? Brand? of your diary book? I’m going to Paris, Rome at Xmas and want to take a small kit. Julia
julia featherstone // September 22, 2009 at 3:37 pm |
Hot chilli peppers – see if this works. Julia
AutumnLeaves // September 22, 2009 at 8:49 pm |
I really like the chilis on the black gesso. They stand out so beautifully! This looks like something I’d really love to do myself. If I do this, however, as slowly as I do any project, I’d have to let some other things go. Still…for the practice aspect, it would be wonderful and undoubtedly worth doing!