Geri deGruy's blog of art, musings, and inspiration

Art journaling, for me, is a way to experiment with art, to mess around, to try something or practice a technique. It can serve as the beginning or inspiration for a new piece. I don't always complete a page neatly or I'll color a drawing partially. It is a place where I can play with shapes and ideas and sometimes with feelings as well. No push for perfection. The drawing above was simply a line scribble that I colored in.

This is a contour drawing where I looked at a picture and drew without looking at the paper. I love to do this. Sometimes lovely shapes appear that I wouldn't otherwise think to draw. I might make a bigger copy of this... I like it. 

This old, glass ink jar sits in my studio. Drawing is a challenge for me so I try to draw things here and there, just to see if I can make something that somewhat resembles the object. Occasionally it looks ok, but mostly it looks like it needs work. This drawing needs work. But I give myself props for trying to draw it.