Mostly red
Not much time to write a blogpost today but some things to show,
so you have to settle for a few images and a haiku.. I’ll keep it short.
(I can almost hear you giggle – ‘Marit? Keep it short?’)
But I mean it. Two art journal pages, a photo and a haiku. That’s it!
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When I uploaded
the images for this
post, I noticed the
work is all focused
on red (hence the
title). I wasn’t even
aware of that when
I worked on these
pages!
This is a detail
photo of a page I
made in the ‘grid’
journal last week.
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Can you tell what it is yet?
(You can click on each photo in this post to enlarge)
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It may get clear here… yep, that’s me!
Self portrait in pixels
15 x 15 cm - 6 x 6 inch The grid is 3 x 3 mm - 0.12 x 0.12 inch Used materials: Ruler, pencil, Caran d'Ache watersoluble crayons & small brush
This page isn’t artistic at all – I made it because my mojo was dropped
to a low, just to keep my hands busy. I edited a photo in Photoshop
and copied the pixels onto the page. A bit like a cross stitch pattern.
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It’s funny though, how the portrait comes to live when you look at it
from an angle!
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I made the next art journal page earlier in the week
Somewhere Down the Crazy River
29,7 x 21 cm - 16.9 x 8.3 inch.
Used: gesso, acrylic paint, sequin waste, Ranger Adirondack Color Wash, 'fiber paper', pages from an old encyclopedia, distress ink, Indian ink, bamboo dip pen, Caran d'Ache watersoluble crayons, white Sharpies
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And here’s for Haiku my Heart
| Zomer is voorbij
de geranium neemt afscheid met een rood vaarwel |
Summer is over
the geranium blooms once more with a red farewell |
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I’ve written better haiku’s – but I post this one anyway.
Haiku My Heart is a wonderful place where people from all over the world
post beautiful photos and and write amazing Haiku. It is hosted by Rebecca
and you can find the list of participants on her blog recuerda mi corazon.
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I wave a ‘red farewell’ to you too… enjoy the weekend and see you next week!
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:17 pm
I like this haiku.
Oh and it is true. That picture really pops at an angle. It is an interesting technique.
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:27 pm
I love the pixil self portrait! What an interesting way to keep yourself busy when the mojo is lacking. And I love the little landscape you created on your art journaling page. And very cool photo! Happy first day of Autumn!!!
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:41 pm
oh wow… i’m in awe of that portrait!!
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:52 pm
Marit, thank you for the comment, I’m glad to discover your art, it’s beautiful! I’m going to look around some more. Your pixel portrait is very cool.
September 23rd, 2011 at 1:58 pm
O, wat een gaaf pixelportret! En je andere LO is ook al zo gaaf, wow!
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:00 pm
hehehehehe…I am sure peeps say that about me too! lol! Julie… keep it short?!?!?! HA!!
Loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeee that pixel self portrait!! VERY COOL!! And loving the journal page!! I loveeeeeeeeeee those clips!
:):):):):):):):):):)
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:08 pm
Ik vind je grid er anders heeeeel artistiek uit zien! super idee ook om een grid te maken van een foto. Wow, je artjournal is prachtig!!! Die knijpers… volgens mij heb jij “iets” met de was. Leuk gevonden , je haiku. De laatste toegift van een zomerbloeier heeft iets moois toch?
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:09 pm
love those journal pages…both turned out terrific!
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:34 pm
That pixel portrait is awesome ! I want to do that too ! What a great addition to your journal.
Love the sweet haiku too. Brought my geraniums in for the winter as we had the risk of frost last week. My inside is looking kind of like a jungle right now but I hate to see plants die from the cold…We shall see how many make it through the winter indoors.
I hope you have a great weekend, oh Talented One !
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:42 pm
These are fantastic!!! Love the self portrait!
September 23rd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
how fun!…LOVE them all…
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:13 pm
i love your red farewell!
in fact i love everything about your “mostly red”
post.
thank you for being here marit i enjoy you so!
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:25 pm
oooh, you are so amazing! that pixel portrait is fantastic! happy weekend Marit!!!
: .)
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:41 pm
the pixel portrait is so awesome! i love it!
September 23rd, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Goh, toen ik de eerste foto van je zelfportret in je grid-journal zag, dacht ik: yeah, right! Can be everybody! Maar toen ik de tweede foto zag dacht ik: wow! Wat gaaf! Enne..volgens mij hebben we dezelfde tuintafel…;-)
September 23rd, 2011 at 4:38 pm
Ook ik vind je pixel portret LEUK!!!
Vooral de tweede foto, daarop zie je echt dat jij het bent. Weet niet of het komt omdat die schuin genomen is, kan ook zijn omdat je er wat verder vandaan stond…
Je journal bladzijde is ook prachtig! Vooral je witte handschrift vind ik er heel mooi op passen!!
Super haiku, deze keer vind ik de Nederlandse versie net wat mooier dan de Engelse…
Fijn weekend!!
September 23rd, 2011 at 6:49 pm
Love the self portrait, I must try this! Yes, it’s totally artistic!
September 23rd, 2011 at 10:04 pm
I enjoyed your haiku and art pieces very much dear Marit! If this is low creativity…well you ROCK!!!
always!
oxo
blij herfst
September 24th, 2011 at 5:10 am
Wow! amazing self portrait with pixels!
September 24th, 2011 at 10:55 am
The geranium bidding farewell Is lovely and your Haiku words are marvelous!!
September 24th, 2011 at 5:15 pm
I love your pixel self-portrait. I would not have guessed what it was right away but I think that it is very creative. Even when your “mojo” is low you do very well. I really love your photos too. the haiku is sweet and wistful. A red farewell to you and summer too. Welcome Autumn in.
Noelle x
September 24th, 2011 at 5:42 pm
Wonderful works. I thought it was a picture of you when I saw it!! How could I know that?
xxD
September 26th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Love the pink journal page!
September 29th, 2011 at 9:24 am
WOW Marit, je zelfportret is SUPER!!! Wat een geweldig idee zeg! Sorry, maar dat ga ik ook proberen
XXXJenneke
October 1st, 2011 at 4:05 pm
That pixel grid is a great portrait! LOVE that – such an interesting technique… and all your art is cool!
Sorry to hear your mojo is low, but you have so much going on at the moment, dontcha?!
Great haiku – I really like geraniums! =)
October 1st, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Just coming up with the pixelate idea is SO creative. Love it!
October 7th, 2011 at 2:42 pm
Love how you did your photo! I just got a few (8) of the carans at an art show – I also got a few other things you might like – some water soluble graphite, both in stick and container form – you can draw and paint with it – makes wonderful gray scale pictures. I also got some gold gesso and took a class – I can hardly wait to try it out!