A Peek in the Moleskine

"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered.
An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered."
G.K. Chesterton

pitt pen, watercolor

I started these doodles during our summer vacation in Pennsylvania.

pitt pen

trying to come up with a graffiti-ish style for chunky letters

doodles in pitt pen and white gellyroll on watercolors

pitt pen, watercolor

painted the blue sky before drawing the buildings

pitt pen, watercolor

flowers drawn on watercolors

pitt pen, watercolor

pitt pen, watercolor

pitt pen, neocolors, tube watercolors

stained with different types of tea and a mug, pitt pen

more doodles with the broken-tipped gellyroll... which is almost empty

So that's what's up in the 5x8" moleskine. Almost full!

Comments

[Eden]

These are so cool!!

[Rita A.]

I love them all. I want to print them out and hang them on the wall for inspiration.
Thank you so much for sharing.

[Immortal Indigo]

Your doodles and watercolor work are both awesome and inspiring! I also really like the quote. I always want to jump into my journal and start drawing or doodling after visiting your blog. Thank you for the inspiration.

[beth bynum]

Your work and words are very inspiring. Your blog is the top of my list when I start my rounds in the morning. I never knew doodling could be so fascinating. Just love it. Just need some pens, thanks for the info. bb

[Nathalie]

I wich I had time to make more art journal pages. these are all gorgeous!

[Wendy]

I love this post! My very first 5x8 Moleskine arrived in the post and I was afraid to start playing in it - not now!

I was wondering, do you sometimes apply the watercolour first and then use the pen? Or is usually a drawing first and then the colour?

[gypsy]

Wendy, Great question. I do both - draw first and watercolor first. On the 3rd, 4th and 5th page above I watercolored first. Just let the paint thoroughly dry or you might damage your pen. Pitt pens work great under/over watercolor because they are permanent and dry very fast so there's no bleeding if you paint over the lines.

Tammy

[Kiki]

So amazing! I love how your watercolour pages are so whimsical!

[Andria]

So many great pages here! Thank you for sharing them. They definitely inspire me to pick up my journal and play.