First step with my Art Journal

Wedgetail Eagle and Three Crows - tangling mid flight above the Pine Forest!

First Step with my Art Journal:

I am very keen on journals and have kept and written in many over the past 40 years.

Now on my journey to develop my Art Therapy career I have started my very first Art Journal instead of a written one.

I am using some tips from "The Art Therapy Source Book" by Cathy Malchiodi.

This first Picture in my art journal is created as follows:

1. Keep your eyes closed

2. Draw scribbles for as long as you can; moving the journal pad around is fine

3. Open your eyes and colour in the picture

4. On the back write a description - just try to accept what comes to you and it does not have to be realistic or even symbolic. Try to tap into what ever inspired you in both stages of scribbling and then coloring. My painting turned out to be inspired a special experience on our morning bush walk. My husband first spotted this Wedgetail Eagle. he was gracefully gliding around. Some Crows were not that happy when he came near and "rushed" him a few times until he moved on. We suspect the crows had a nest very nearby.

I hope you enjoyed and would love to hear any comments.

Kerrie

NOTES:

This Journal is an A4 Sketch Book - the pages are thick (150gsm) and spiral bound which I am finding nice and easy to handle.

The pages are Acid Free.