Focus

Sometimes you need to go for a walk early in the morning to set your equilibrium for the day ahead. It helps you to focus on the things that are important.

Page from my Moleskine Watercolor journal.

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Pending

Page from my Moleskine Watercolor Journal.

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Pages from my Illustrated Journal

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Another Angel

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The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand;

the angels come to visit us, 

and we only know them when they are gone. 

~George Elliot

Little Angel

I did this little painting last night in my journal with watercolours.

Pay attention to your dreams -

God's angels often speak directly to our hearts when we are asleep.  

~Quoted in The Angels' Little Instruction Book by Eileen Elias Freeman, 1994

 

Getting Whimsical

Just playing a bit with watercolors and markers. Doodling is good for you! :)

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Art Journal Pages

Random pictures off pages from different journals I am currently working on.
Owl was done with colored pencils on paper. I cut it out and glued it onto the pages.

 

Watercolor pencils

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Ballpoint pen and colored pencils

The two pages above were done with an ordinary ballpoint pen.

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Pages From My Everyday Matters Daily Journal

Wow, time flies! Can't believe my last post was on the 6th of March. Following are some of my pages about everyday life. My way of visual journaling about me, my day, things around me and things that I read, hear or do.

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Everyday Matters #7

Some pages I did during this past week. This was when my daughter came to visit the previous Sunday and she was sitting on the couch with her laptop busy editing a novel she has been working on for some time. She was totally unaware that I was sketching her so when she left I finished it with watercolors and when she came to visit yesterday I told her I wanted to show her what I have been doing and showed her this sketch. She immediately shouted: 'But that's me!!' Well that was good enough for me :)

This is the view when I lay on my couch and stare out the window so I just cushioned myself against it and started drawing this big old fig tree. 

During my lunch break I was looking for something to draw and found this dripping tap at the back of the building where I work so I just sat down and did this quick sketch which I finished at home that night.

 Our boss at work was very thoughtful on Valentines Day and presented each one of us ladies with a single rose (6 of us)  so I put it in a vase and did this watercolor sketch.

 And that is me for the week! Take care everyone and happy creating!

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Everyday Matters #6

 During lunchtime and she was totally unaware that I was sketching her. I love these quick little sketches because I have limited time and it forces me to just trust my ability to draw without thinking about the end result.

And another quick one which I did the other night while watching the president's speech on TV.

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Everyday Matters #5

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Everyday Matters #4

The view down the street from my veranda. I love the big palm tree two houses from where I am staying. The bougainvilla's are blooming all over. You see these bright patches of flowers all over the gardens this time of the year. The one thing I love about the Western Cape and the part where I am living is the fact that everything stays green all year round because of the lovely rain we get and the fact that the mist from the see keeps everything moist.

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Everyday Matters #3

More pages from my journal about everyday matters.  After I finished  washing my car on Saturday I decided to make a drawing of it. I started the morning when I had my morning coffee with a drawing of my cup and then I saw my keys and started drawing that as well.

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Everyday Matters #2

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