Snazzy New Journal Cover
I thought it’d be fun to share with you my newest journal I just created, well at least the cover, while I work on the next post waiting in the wings. I don’t usually bother much with decorating the covers…
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Mary McAndrew
Painting + Illustration
Category Creative Journaling
All my journal pages that have sketches, paintings and writing. This includes all Nature Journaling entries and what I consider “Creative Journaling”; which includes more use of borders, lettering, design elements, poetry, collage and just expressive pages.
“Mother’s Day Field Sketching” 2011
What did you think I’d be doing on Mother’s Day? It was gorgeous outside and I had the day to myself until later when my son comes over, so off I went for a walk with my sketch journal! Along…
Watercolor Crayon / Lesson 1 – Color Charts
I thought I’d add a series of posts that introduce my new watercolor crayons, a few old ones, and how to start using them in hopes that some of what I do may help someone else. When I first bought…
“April Poem” 4-15-11
April is coming to a close soon, hopefully lets say goodbye to a wet, cold month! The last post I did a drawing on a very cold, damp day then I wrote this word “April” in my sketch journal and…
“Wind in the Willows” – Clouds and Crayons
April 14, 2011 (if viewing this in an email subscription, please go to the website to see the video clip and pictures better) Above, this is the first view Ginger and I got when we started out on our walk;…
“Walk with Peepers and Golden Snails”
(if you are viewing this from your email subscription, please visit my blog on the actual website to see the video and links properly) Today I went for a walk with Ginger. We ventured forth out into the wet lanes…
“The Journals’ Answer”
Today the sun was out so warm and I eventually found myself in the backyard in a lawn chair for the first time this season. I pondered my journal and things going on in my life, then before you know…
“Cloud Study with Water Soluble Crayons” 4-2-11
Well today there were the most beautiful high clouds, and the sun, making an appearance for the afternoon, gave nice shadows and light to them. I used my square format journal that I made and opened it fully to take…
Creative Journaling Class was so much FUN!
Well my “Creative Journaling Spring 2011” class has ended after 4 weeks; it passed very quickly! Some of my students had never drawn anything before and others were used to doing some art or crafts. What I found the most…
“Wet Walk in March”
As my page describes, it was overcast, wet and dreary. I did the small landscape sketch while standing up, just a small little thing but it reminds me exactly of the time and place. At the bottom I wrote words…