Art Journal Challenge #4 - Weather

I'm posting this a bit early as I might not have time tomorrow.

What is like where you are today? Let the weather be the inspiration for your page this week.

Use a quote about weather too. Here are a couple of sites with some Weather quotes but they don`t have to be from these sites.

http://www.quotegarden.com/weather.html

http://www.litquotes.com/quote_topic_resp.php?QuoteType=Weather. This site also has some quotes listed under Sun that would work.

For a technique, use some paint without using brushes.

So weather for inspiration, use a weather related quote and use some paint without brushes on your page.

Sorry, I haven't done my page yet. I really intended to but so many things were happening this past week that I just did not have time. When I was planning my page on Saturday, we had a bright blue sky and it was bitterly cold. I think my page will have lots blue but I'm not sure how to express cold. I may need to rethink my quote too. I had planned to use `The Sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.` Charles Dickens.

Great inspiration, Gail! Love the Charles Dickens Quote!

Great challenge Gail! It's been cold here too. Hmm....time to put my thinking cap on...and bonus - it'll keep me warm

thats a great challenge!!

Awesome challenge Gail!! Gotta think this one out oo, as it is freaking cold here!!!

Finished a LO for this one. On Jan 22, the weather here was cold, so I used pics of the water. It was sunny with a blue sky so I used yellow, orange and blue for colors. I also added white and black because it is winter (white= snow, black= shorter days). You should be able to see my weather related quote and as for the paint - I just love that bubble wrap technique!

Beautiful, Jessica1 Love the bird and quote.

That is just perfect Jessica! LOVE the bubble wrap too.. I use it ALL the time!!!!

The parrot with your title is so cute Jessica! I love the quote too!

Nice work!! I finally got this done... I used a felt pad and one of Maria's little puffy balls to paint with... I will have to hide that before she sees how I wrecked it... lol!

LOVE the effect of the puffy balls for the sky... AWESOME! Your page is so serene Lois.. I can "feel" the chilll in the air... love it!

Nice job Lois!

Amazing Lois, I have said it before, "I love your art journal pages."

LOVED this challenge Gail! I used a credit card (expired!!) to swipe my acrylic paints around, and then I "swiped" them down the ways to makes streaks. I then used the molding paste and a stencil to represent snow. Both my boys don't get it... LOL!! I do! And that is all that matters!! Thanks Gail!

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Oh this is awesome.

I love this quote: Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin

Thanks.. and great quote... I like that too!

After8 wrote:

Finished a LO for this one. On Jan 22, the weather here was cold, so I used pics of the water. It was sunny with a blue sky so I used yellow, orange and blue for colors. I also added white and black because it is winter (white= snow, black= shorter days). You should be able to see my weather related quote and as for the paint - I just love that bubble wrap technique!

Beautiful Jessica! I love the colors you chose.

katesmum wrote:

Nice work!! I finally got this done... I used a felt pad and one of Maria's little puffy balls to paint with... I will have to hide that before she sees how I wrecked it... lol!

Hope you bought her a new one. LOL Beautiful art work though.

Helen wrote:

LOVED this challenge Gail! I used a credit card (expired!!) to swipe my acrylic paints around, and then I "swiped" them down the ways to makes streaks. I then used the molding paste and a stencil to represent snow. Both my boys don't get it... LOL!! I do! And that is all that matters!! Thanks Gail!

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Your right that's what counts....for the record, I get it to and I love it. Great job.

Thanks!

After8 wrote:

Finished a LO for this one. On Jan 22, the weather here was cold, so I used pics of the water. It was sunny with a blue sky so I used yellow, orange and blue for colors. I also added white and black because it is winter (white= snow, black= shorter days). You should be able to see my weather related quote and as for the paint - I just love that bubble wrap technique!

That is great Jessica. What a lot of inspiration from the weather. I love too that you did a beach page with inspiration from a cold winter day.

katesmum wrote:

Nice work!! I finally got this done... I used a felt pad and one of Maria's little puffy balls to paint with... I will have to hide that before she sees how I wrecked it... lol!

Lois, I love your pages. Love the contrast of the sad, sodden day and then the sun drying up all the rain. The puffy made a great backgroud. Did you do the trees with that too?

Helen wrote:

LOVED this challenge Gail! I used a credit card (expired!!) to swipe my acrylic paints around, and then I "swiped" them down the ways to makes streaks. I then used the molding paste and a stencil to represent snow. Both my boys don't get it... LOL!! I do! And that is all that matters!! Thanks Gail!

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You're right, it only matters if you get it. I like the effects here. Both the different ways of painting and the stenciled dots. I think I have a bunch of stencils in my shopping cart at an on-line store.

ScrapHappyMarie wrote:

Oh this is awesome.

I love this quote: Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin

That is a great quote. A very positive spin on everything.

Thanks Gail!!