Sometimes I really want to journal in my art journal, not just create art. Maybe just speak my thoughts in writing. Doodle them. Scribble them. Therein comes a new art journal called “Art Doodle Love: A Journal of Self-Discovery” by Dawn Sokol. (Find it here on Amazon: http://tinyurl.com/oslklow )
This journal contains journaling prompts and many already colored/designed pages so all you have to do is write, doodle, paint, or scribble in them using any type of art media you wish. I got this for those times when I want to do something easy while watching TV or spending a few moments outside or in a coffee shop but I don’t want to take my whole arsenal of art supplies with me. It’s a perfect size to fit in a purse or a tote. The provided prompts (which you don’t have to use if you choose not to) give you inspiration on where to start if your Muse has left you for a cabana boy at the Jersey Shore.
I received this journal just two days ago and read the introductory pages. On pages 20-21 it said to write out your intentions for the journal. I did that in gel pen, then I over-journaled them and doodled across what I wrote. These are my very first artsy pages in the journal and were based around two items that were sitting on my desk at the time: 1) a label from a piece of fruit I had just eaten and 2) my young kitty Misty (as opposed to my older kitty Cookie). I used a black Fude pen, a white Signo Broad pen, an 05 Micro pen in black, and several colors of Tombow pens (to color the doodles).
What creative thing have you done today?
Ain't No Ninny 
August 28, 2014 at 8:08 pm
Color Freedom in joyous action. How does she do it, Folks? I’m so envious!