Summer of Color: Blue

Last night I admitted temporary defeat on my original piece and just did a blue page in one of my journals. Neither one feels like a success, but my canvas piece is fighting me every step of the way, and we’ll be done with this whole thing before I get it looking right.

I've come to the conclusion that art journals are hard for me to use. Since they are a lot more delicate than canvas or wood, and I don't have a gentle touch, I always worry that the page will be pulp by the time I'm done. And also, to add anything 3d embellishment wise, how the heck do you close the book? Perhaps some of you art journalers can give me some advice on this. (I will say that my art journal is a watercolor journal and has pretty heavy paper, and I gesso it)

This is my canvas piece, it's much bluer then it looks. For now, she is lovingly referred to as nipples. When I do a piece it will usually come from a thought or idea, and then I play around to express that. I had started this piece when I unintentionally fell across the song "Creep" by Radiohead which I fell in love with all over again, as it was one of my favorite songs that got buried in the years of weird pop music.

These lyrics in particular:
"I don't care if it hurts
I want to have control
I want a perfect body
I want a perfect soul "

I'll re-post her when she's done.

Xo,
Michelle