Art Journal Pages From A Stunning Spanish Garden!
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- In this video I'll be showing you around in the garden of Roel and Petra, at Montes de Perin, nearby Cartagena, Spain and you will see my art inspired by the wonderful flora here. If you like this video, you might also like • ART JOURNAL Flip Throu...
Stage of sketching & transfer/copy your sketch
I walked around in the plants, many of those weren't that familiar to me. I like to look at plants carefully, how are they built up, what's the basic shape, how does their fruit look? How to draw flowers from different angles? My favorite plants and trees were the 80 year old olive tree, the agave which is almost blossoming, the hibiscus and the cactus with the red flowers. I studied them first in my sketchbook, then I painted them again in my art journal. For the olive tree, I used a copy method with charcoal. If you want to transfer a sketch onto your art journal page, these are the steps you could follow:
fill the back of the sketch paper you want to copy with charcoal.
place the sketch on your art journal place in the area where you want to have it
use tape to make sure it stays in the right place
draw your sketch again with pencil
you can remove the tape on one side to check if you haven't forgotten something
voila, there's your sketch in charcoal! You can draw the lines over again with pencil or just start to paint!
Green and pink page with the olive tree
I worked multiple days on these pages. It was not easy to choose from all the plants I sketched, but in the end these 4 were my favorites.
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Lemon tree and how to make limoncello
On the next page I had a challenge with the block triangle shape pattern on the fabric of the right page. Though I love this dessin, I found it difficult to just overlap it... or to keep it simply as it is. Both didn't feel respectful. How could I integrate this to my own work and make something new out of it?
The left page was filled with the wonderful lemon tree that was blossoming and giving fruit at the same time... o and the scent of the flowers... it was delicious! I painted the flowers and the lemon on the page, and kept the colours the same as the colours in the fabric. But next? I had no idea, until Roel asked us if we wanted to join making limoncello.
After a great afternoon, preparing the limoncello (it still had to wait for 2 weeks until it was ready to drink) the idea popped up automatically: why not make a step-by-step plan of how to make limoncello? I also used the label that's on the limoncello bottles.
Abstract page in rusty colours
Sometimes it's great to keep it easy, neutral colours and just some things to use for a collage... and this rusty colours feel so comfortable to me. Maybe I still want to add something, maybe the 'beans' of the oleander, which have the exact same colour.
Fig tree
The last page was dedicated to the nice fig tree we had next to our camper. I wanted to paint it with a full moon, as we've seen it last week.
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I love the botanical theme. You have a way of capturing perfectly the essence of the colours of nature. I love that tree with the moon ♥️💜💙💛🩷💚🧡🤎🩵❤️
Thank you very much! I'd like to do more with symbolic things... it's something I discovered during this journey. And I love trees. There will be something with almond trees too.... thank you for watching and much love from France
Beautiful journal. My two favourite flowers are the peony and the gardenia. ❤
thank you for sharing your favourite flowers! Have you already drawn those?
Love your art journal pages! I especially like the lemon tree spread. 💖💖💖
Thank you so much Debra! I’m happy you love the lemon spread 🍋🍸🍋🍸🍋
I love seeing your journals!!!
Thank you for watching!! Much love from France!!
Zo herkenbaar dat je soms vast komt te zitten en graag terug wilt naar de beginners modus: fris, vrij en niet beperkt door je ervaringen. Heel tof dat je dat ook laat zien en het lijkt me geweldig om deze mindset dan te kunnen doorbreken samen met andere creatievelingen in een "Brave Art collective". De vijgenboom bij nacht is prachtig en ook de pagina's met de rode bloemen zijn verrukkelijk om te zien. Zelf vind ik amaryllis erg mooi om te schilderen. Bedankt voor deze video in een supermooie tuin.
Als je het wat vaker doet, kun je het jezelf ook steeds moeilijker maken. Daarom is het goed om terug te gaan naar de eenvoud, naar wat je al wel weet. Ik kijk er ook naar uit om met the Brave Art Collective te beginnen; de eerste paar lessen heb ik al bedacht! Mocht je nog suggesties hebben, laat het vooral weten!! Groetjes uit Frankrijk alweer (Jaa we komen dichterbij)…
I think your lemon spread is lovely. The quilt like pattern in the upholstery looks pretty cool, how you pulled it all together. My favorite plant? That's a hard one. I garden and love many plants. The birch tree in the yard is lovely. Lilacs are beautiful. Sunflowers also, but these are quite common to draw. Oh, I know. I think Japanese maple would be fun, they are a favorite. God bless 🙂
Thank you so much! It was great to work on the lemon page… and yes, it’s hard to tell which plant is favourite. Thank you for sharing yours!
Enjoyed this very much! Thank you for the charcoal rubbing tip.
Glad you like it and you can use the tip! Lots of love from France
zo mooi om te zien hoe jij het met die 'driehoekjes-regenboog-stof' hebt opgelost. Je hebt het er prachtig in verwerkt! Ik vind hem echt supermooi😍👏
Ik kom graag met jou Art Journalen! Ik kan niet wachten!💙
Dank je, dat is echt leuk om te horen! Het was best een uitdaging, maar ik ben zelf meer dan tevreden. Ik kijk er ook naar uit om weer te beginnen met de wekelijkse lessen!
What an inspiring video again! I am impressed by the beautiful pages with olive tree and hibiscus flowers! I also think the backgrounds of the double page that is not finished yet, are very attractive!
Are these pages all in your self-made journal, or is it a Wakley journal that you have provided with a beautiful cover?
(And: I don't have a favorite plant, because in every season I see new plants that I love to paint 😀
Thank you for watching and your loooovely long comment! This is my handmade journal with the red cover.
I don’t have a favourite plant either…. Would love to paint them all!!