Mixed Media Magic: Abstract Watercolor in an Art Journal

[@vivpoulalion2921]

Love the colors. The gold really makes it pop!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@charalson3023]

Another great lesson! Today a friend took me to a small art gallery in Wimberly, TX (Texas hill country) inside this gallery was a small room (may 8X10) that was stocked with fine art/professional grade art supplies and on the bottom shelf at the back was a Dina Wakely Mixed Media Art Journal!!! My heart almost stopped, lol! I quickly grabbed it, paid for it and felt like I was walking out with a bag of gold😂😂❤ Scored some beautiful handmade paper there as well. I am also in your Skillshare class for making my own mixed media art journal - having this one to refer to in-person will be awesome. I’m a happy girl 👏🏼

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Eeeeekkkk!! You got so lucky!! That was like finding gold! 😁🥳😂🤗

[@sandrift]

Yay, the return of GOLD!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ha! Thank you! 🥰

[@janet257]

Not sure which I love more; the finished product or your voices! lol 💗

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ha! Thank you! 🥰

[@drshannonarmstrong]

Loved this one! The gold detail is perfection 🙌🙌

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@stephenjohnson4879]

Awesome as always … perfect colours and the stencilling was genius.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@amherst88]

It's always such a joy to watch you Denise and your genuine spirit of discovery -- some people do their 'abstract painting' according to a formula and it comes out dead in the water -- for me the whole point of being able to paint abstractly is that we can each explore a universe of color/texture that has literally never existed before and 'exploring' means you have no real idea where you are going to end up -- it's like a dance with the unknown. Thanks for being such a consistent representative of why abstract painting is, as the current saying goes, the 'bomb' ❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you so very much! 🥰🤗🎨😁

[@suezq456]

I'm on Skill Share taking your book making class. No fair...now I'm hooked too 😂. Here is a tip. Use a very thick book, open in the middle to use as a hole punch cradle. Place the signature in the center of the thick book and puch straight down into the crease and the hole will line up on all the pages. Ta-da!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

That’s a great trick! I also found a signature punch recently… so of course I am sharing it another fun book tool I got in workshop 4… I love these handmade books so much that I kept going… 😁😁😁

[@Noniof3]

Denise, you are such a trip! I know when I watch your videos, my day will be brightened. Love your style. You go, girl!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Oh thank you! 🥰🥰🥰

[@ErinEnoArt]

Love love love this colour palette!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I liked it too! Thank you! 🥰

[@alineroberts]

These are almost the same as the colors in an abstract painting my husband and I bought 50 years ago. It is still hanging on our wall and I have never tired of the colors. 💕

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love that. These are very soothing to look at! Thank you! 🥰

[@jeanicecrnich2295]

Count Chocula evil laugh, LOL! My cat leaped off my lap when I burst out laughing. Love you soooo much! (And your art too!)

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Haha! I don’t even know where I get this stuff… just pops out of my mouth 😂😂😂 Thank you! 🥰

[@Love2Create62]

I never liked these types of colors until I started watching you, now I love them! You definitely had a good paint day; those are gorgeous! Of course the gold stenciling was perfect! 😍

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I don’t think I would have picked them out myself. Exactly why I love doing color palette challenges. Gets me out of my comfort zone!! Thank you! 🥰

[@Lainers2000]

Go for the gold! Love the colors and the stenciling really brought all those rich colors together. Yup, a good paint day! Enjoy your Sunday, Denise.🤗

[@2lilowlsstudio]

It was a fun one! Thank you! 🥰

[@bonnerdebbie]

Great paint day, I personally loved the yellow in the mix of browns and rusts. The gold was a brilliant touch, so warm and rich. Thanks Denise!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you loved that!! Thank you! 🥰

[@MsMoniqueWilson]

Beautiful fall colours!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

They are! Thank you! 🥰

[@cathydaniels6203]

Girl you crack me up. Loved the color combo you chose.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Ha! Thank you! 🥰

[@sheilaschmid7768]

Oooo I may want this color palette to be the first in my new homemade journal….🎉❤❤❤ this piece turned out super warm and gorgeous!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

These colors worked out so much better than I thought they would! Thank you! 🥰

[@donnaconnell6807]

Love it

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@maryannebaker4314]

Love that piece. Colours stunning. And that stencil…yummy. Good job.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@kathybost1879]

It is lovely, the gold is amazing. I just got my Color Cubes this week and they are so awesome, I just wish they weren't so tight in the box, tfs - have a creative Sunday everyone.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I hope you love them! That is my favorite art tool!! Thank you! 🥰

[@emilykoch3104]

I just always love hearing your enthusiasm! Thank you for your joy!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you so much! 🥰🎨🤗

[@Vanitasmortedigital]

Denise the colours in this one worked so well togetherand the added gold sentcil of the tiny hexagons further enhanced them,a more pared down spread, but sometimes a simpler appraoch can have more visual impact on completion,the gold added a final richness to the double page spread. (matt) P.s my silcon bowl scrapper arrived!! and I love it,who knew something meant for the kitchen could be a really brilliant painting and mark making tool,definitly one of my better investments for my mixed media art creating,so thank you for inspiring me to try this and can totally reccommened getting a bowl scrapper,it can really create some amazing effects in your art for sure.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

So glad you love the bowl scrapper!! It is one of my favorite tools for art! Thank you! 🥰

[@crunchypickles99]

LOVE this spread!!!! So beautiful! I thought the same thing when you put on that dark brown! I love a yummy brown too, and I have you to thank for that. The color challenges are so fun and surprising! 😊

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I love how we never know where we are going with the challenges… and I’m always surprised at how the colors work out!! Thank you! 🥰

[@faithisrising]

This came out so gorgeous! Did you say you got the gold paint at Michaels? I’m going to pull that card and play today. As always thank you for the inspiration!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

I don’t know. Maybe. I did this video a few weeks ago. 😂. Thank you! 🥰

[@Kate-sp1vx6vz9z]

I *knew* this was going to be good by the 4:30 mark. Such a joy to watch you work. Very cool! Good work, Sister!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you so much! 🥰🎨🤗

[@catgray1]

Bummer that you couldn't find a link to that stencil, because I LOVE that stencil!!

[@2lilowlsstudio]

It was an old one I had. Must not be one they make anymore. 😊

[@lindakuck5981]

I love these colors! I didn't even mind the yellow too much. Are these kuretake paints new? Thanks Denise 😊❤

[@2lilowlsstudio]

They are Kissho paints, not kuretake. They seem a bit more transparent than the kuretake. I like the kuretake ones a bit more I think. Thank you! 🥰

[@lindakuck5981]

@@2lilowlsstudio thanks for that tip on the paint 😊

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

That brown must be perfect for painting chocolate tasted Ice Cream. So fantastic. How are the colours compared to Gansai tambi watercolors? About the same, or? (thinking about the opacity)

[@2lilowlsstudio]

After using the Kissho colors a few times now - I think they are a bit more transparent than the Kuretake... So personally I prefer the Kuretake, because I love that they are more opaque, a bit like a gouache. These are more like a traditional watercolor. 😊

[@ann-marielofberg1159]

@@2lilowlsstudio Then I probably like this 'cause I'm not the biggest fan of gouache

[@tracyburcham7350]

Are the Kissoh colors the same as the Kuretake colors? Which paints do you like better?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

After using the Kissho colors a few times now - I think they are a bit more transparent than the Kuretake... So personally I prefer the Kuretake, because I love that they are more opaque, a bit like a gouache. These are more like a traditional watercolor. 😊

[@gloriawellington1444]

I pray to get half as enthusiastic as you are about art. Does that make sense? lol.

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@glynismccartneyintricatesc5281]

🌞🇨🇦❤️⛅️

[@2lilowlsstudio]

Thank you! 🥰

[@laurelkrueger7932]

Do you ever use gelatoes?

[@2lilowlsstudio]

No. I had a set… and they felt like I was using mushy lipstick. I gave them away. I like the oil pastels way better. 😊