Today will be just a few things since I spent the weekend getting loose ends tied up for A Year Of Mary + did some art for me, and I have literally nothing to say except YAY ART OMG SQUEE!
This is my offering for A Year of Mary for the month of April. I am IN LOVE WITh HER soft gaze. She was the exact medicine I needed in this moment. You can make her with me on Patreon.
Today, I played with some Prima watercolours (Vintage Pastels) on watercolour ground in a Dylusions journal. Then, I brayered gesso. Then I did this:
This little bun bun came to visit and he wants me to go frolic. There was a point *after* I’d inserted that exclamation point that I realized that it would have been really fun to write “Go Frolic Yourself” in honour of May Day, which is coming fast. I might just have to do this again! This got layers of Pebeo iridescent paint, a bit of Tombow marker, white Posca pen, black Sakura Glaze pen, and the bunny was done in Stabilo All (black) and Liquitex Acrylic Ink in Muted Grey.
I took the leftover paints and gesso on my palette and made this super dreamy, soft background in the same journal.
This photo does not do it justice.
I don’t know what I’m going to do with it, but I am really looking forward to exploring what might be possible!
Here’s the entire spread in the journal on my painty table:
Squeee!
I got to spend some time in Zoom with Sera and GG today and it was such a lovely visit. The flow of laughter between us is a balm on my soul. GG is still training for Journal Jam. He’s going to watch some replays and track them to see he does. I also sent him a list of my favourite supplies so he’ll recognize them when I mention them. He’s nervous but excited! We’ll be Jamming Monday after next. Look for the announcement to go out in The Wilderhood.
That’s it for me, loves. I’m going to eat some broccoli and cheese stuffed chicken and then head off to Azeroth with GG for a while.
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Adore the bun bun, the message, and the “extra” journal page. Those colors are sooooo soothing. Hope the rest of your day is amazing!
I think of that palette from Prima as my “deep breath” palette. It is soooooo soothing.
Gloriously scrumptions bunny spread! And the Mary one, l.o.v.e.
It was so healing to make!
Beautiful as always
Thanks, babe! I loved your version of the Mary!
The bunny is so cute and April Mary is beautiful. Those pastel colours…
Elle xx
Right? Medicinal, those colors.
So beautiful, all your soul medicine art!! So glad for the joy moments and hope your day is full of frolic. Frolic is a word that was special between me and my Gram. She always encouraged me to laugh more. We did the Jumble puzzle together every day, over the phone etc. When her sight was failing, i wrote the words in giant black marker letters. At the end, i just told her the letters over and over. After she passed, i occasionally i did the Jumble puzzle myself. One day, i could not get a word no matter what i tried…guess what the word was? Yep. Frolic. A message from Gram. So your bun bun was like a giant cotton candy hug for me. Thank you! I gotta go paint my Year with Mary now! Much love.
Her face is so beautiful. I love her eyes. So gentle and loving. I miss being around for the Journal Jams, they are so fun!
That’s what the replays are for, though, right? <3
I am so glad you had this day. This post is wonderful…
your excitement and joy shows in your art, spread and words.
It’s inspiring and infectious, I needed this today: inspiration.
I think GG is going to be great and everyone being encouraging and supportive to him, that’s going to be good for his soul.
I’m going to go make some art.
Better yet, Frolic myself. I think that’s very cool.
I’m glad my enthusiasm was infectious. It’s always soooooo good when the doldrums lift a bit and let me get some joy in.
Yes! Go Frolic Yourself is an excellent May Day slogan. The art of gorgeous.
RIGHT? I just wish I’d realized it before I put in that exclamation point!
Your pastels and bunny are great.
Thanks, Angela!
Mmm…delicious colors. And that Mary Oliver quote–just the thing today!
I sent the whole poem out to my newsletter today because I am finding it soooo inspiring.
I love how the pastels created the icon look for Mary!
I loved making it so much!
I love the bun bun :) and Mary Oliver is a dream!
Thanks, Marie! And she is, isn’t she?
I love making backgrounds without a plan for what they will become!!! Thanks for the Mary Oliver quote!!! I LOVE her!
I love the soft colors and your bunny;)
Thanks, Suzanne! <3
Using right hand facing pages as palette pages changed my practice! I always have a background to work on now!
Loving everything about this post, Effy. I’m ‘behind’ on AYOM but now I have a stack of them I can get going on them. Can’t wait for the Mary immersion! My February AYOM looks a lot like your pallette page here. So pretty. <3
I used the same colors in February, I think. That was a fun one, too! Reminded me of Marie Antionette!