MEGA Moleskine...

supplies used:

• Moleskine A3 sketch journal BACK IN STOCK!
• GOLDEN fluid acrylic paints
  • green gold
  • athraquinone blue
  • prussian blue
  • cobalt teal
  • quinacridone magenta
  • indian yellow hue
  • quinacridone nickel azo gold
  • permanent violet dark
  • titan buff
  • sap green
  • hansa yellow light
  • phthalo turquois
  • bone black
• NEW hollyhock stencil (CHA release in july)
• alphabet stencils
• spray bottle
• dr martin bombay black india ink
• palette knife
• 9 x 12" palette paper pad

Comments

[Jill]

TOTALLY FASCINATED watching you work in your mega moleskine. Thanks for capturing and sharing it.

[kajsa]

love it love it love it!!!
hugs from sweden..

[Kirsten Alicia]

So frickin' fabulous. I could watch you work all day.

[faygie]

i love watching you work. so much talent

[Janie Husband]

oh, this is soooooooooo beautiful..... love the cobalt teal color....where do we buy it....

[ceparie]

The larger format really seems to agree with you. I liked watching how you changed your mind through the process. I've never videotaped myself but would like to just for the fun of watching the playback. You learn by doing and by watching. Your surfaces really have a lot of depth and layers and now I know why! Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

[Mary Werner]

You did it again - I want to add some black dots or splats or something to the large flower. You should design paper that has large halfway finished art for us to buy and add out own finishes. Love how you finished but you make my fingers itchy to work which I mean as a great compliment to your videos! Thanks so much for sharing and giving me itchy fingers!

[Debbie Helton]

Donna....I am speechless...all that keeps going thru my head is Damn Donna you are a freaking genius. Thank you so much for inspiring me every single stinking week!

[Carol Q]

fab pages. love watching them morph from one thing to another. I have found that using acrylics on a double page spread make the pages stick together - do you have this problem?

[Barbara Albrecht]

I love what you've done in your mega journal. The mega journal videos are a wonderful addition to Inspriration Wednesdays.

It's amazing to see how it all come together!!! Thanks for sharing!!

[Helen Lindfield]

What a treat for a Friday! Wonderful video, amazing journal pages. love it. and I want that hollyhock stencil!!!!

[Susan L]

Love the way you create...amazing work Donna

[Jenn H]

Love watching your creative process evolve into masterpieces!!! This should be hanging on a gallery wall! Thanks for sharing!! Oh, and I love your music selections also:)

[froebelsternchen]

oh wow... how good that I bought a big Notebook today--LOL!

AWESOME ART !!!

[Grace]

Thanks for the video, I love how you added the letters to the leaves!

[Sue]

Fantastic! I don't know what your videos, creativity, consistancy do for other people but you sure help me improve my life! I love to watch you work. You know it is entertaining and inspiring! I love the your(and Bill's?) taste in music. I enjoy the soundtracks too! I can't thank you enough. Your work is growing and of course, so much of it is beautiful.

[kelli]

fantastic page! fantastic sound track. :)

[Nancy Eaton]

Love watching you work! Fabulous! Now, where can I get those letter stencils? I want them!

[lucky penny love]

love the amazing colors, and the contrast with white! Really love watching you work in the mega moleskin journal!

[dawn]

THIS IS AWESOME, SO STUNNING AND GORGEOUS AND I WANT THESE ON A CANVAS IN MY HOUSE SOOOOO BAD. LOVE LOVE THIS MEGA SIZE AND JUST WATCHING YOU HAVE FUN, HAD TO WATCH IT TWICE IT'S SO AMAZING!!!!

THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING THIS WITH US AND FOR INSPIRING US YET AGAIN, YOU TOTALLY ROCK DONNA!!

[Broni]

Love, love, love this! I SO enjoy watching your process!

[Fi]

thank you so much for another fantastically inspirational video and thank you for generously sharing your creative process with us. It is so great to be able to watch the painting emerge right in front of our eyes. You gave me the motivation to go and finish that painting that was abandoned on my desk for a couple of weeks. Love what you do!

[kristin]

beautiful page! love the colors and texture!!

[Dianne Sylvan]

Hi Donna,

I'm new to the world of art journaling and have been wandering around YouTube watching all sorts of interesting artists, but your work is SO MUCH FUN to watch because you come across as someone who is actually creating, not someone working from a pre-established plan. That's the kind of from-the-gut creativity I love! I'm a novelist, myself, but have gotten into paper arts and journals as a way of helping me work through some nasty creative issues, and I've fallen in love with the medium.

I was wondering, and if you've answered this before somewhere let me know - how do you film yourself working? I've noticed most artists in video shoot from the same angle, but since I know jack-all about cameras I don't even have a clue where to start.

Love, love your work, and I'm so glad I just found you so I can enjoy all your YouToobin' from the beginning. :)

[Astria]

I don't have word...so, I am silent...I admire.
Bravo l'artist.

[donnadowney]

hi dianne,
thanks so much! i do film myself i have a jig book rigged above my work table and a remote. after trying to film myself a few years back i decided to make the investment and it always stays set up so i can record anytime. i bought it from b+h photo. called them up, told them what i wanted to do and they hooked me up and i ordered online.
i am going to check out your books i am an avid reader and love a good read!

[donnadowney]

thanks kristin!

[donnadowney]

fi thanks so much and that was an incredible gift you have given me just sharing that i inspired you!

[donnadowney]

thanks broni!

[donnadowney]

THANKS DAWN!!!!!

[donnadowney]

thanks lucky penny love!

[donnadowney]

thanks nancy! the stencils should be out in july and i will let you know when i have them in stock and ready to move!

[donnadowney]

thanks kelli i am married to a huge pearl jam fan!

[donnadowney]

thanks so much sue!!

[donnadowney]

thanks grace, i think that was my favorite part too!

[donnadowney]

thanks froebelsternchen!

[donnadowney]

thanks so much jill!

[donnadowney]

thanks kajsa!

[donnadowney]

thanks kirsten!

[donnadowney]

thank you faygie!

[donnadowney]

thanks janie! cobalt teal has been discontinued and they will be replacing it with a color called teal...should be out any day soon!

[donnadowney]

thanks ceparie! i think sometimes i have no idea what i did and just having it on video tape is a fun way to scrapbook the creative process. you are so right!

[donnadowney]

your welcome for the itchy fingers!!

[donnadowney]

thanks debbie!

[donnadowney]

my good friend katherine mckamey taught me the best trick for sticky pages...baby powder and it works awesome!

[donnadowney]

thanks barbara!

[donnadowney]

thanks helen! the stencil should be available soon!

[donnadowney]

thanks susan!

[donnadowney]

wow thanks jenn!

[donnadowney]

i am honored and humbled thanks astria!

[donnadowney]

lol, should have read "jig boom"

[Joy]

Love these new videos! You are an inspiration to me AND my 10 yo daughter - What fun. THANK YOU!!

[Cathee S]

Thanks for sharing you creative mind!!! what fun!

[Gabrielle Fabian]

yeah baby.

[Susan C.]

OH! Stencils on top of other stencils!
Amazing.
Thank you!

[morningdove]

i loved watching you incorporate flora bowley's techniques into your own. fantastic work!

[renee logan]

such a honor to be a part of your process..your talent and generosity blow me away..so much growth in the years I have had the privilege of observation and learning from you dear Donna..thanks you seems so small.my heart is so full with gratitude..magnificent..

[Sherry F]

WOW! Love this.....love all the colors...I'm so inspired..thank you for sharing your amazing talent with us all.

[Hadiyah]

I luvvvvvvv you Donna
Just your whole fun funky groovy art is soo awesome
Ure work is nbelievable and your carefree personality jus makes it so awesome

I'm only twelve and have the whole world of art awaiting for me and you are my inspiration but I have one question where do I begin from, how do I start , start to be appreciated for my work.
And where did you begin from?
Just a twelve year old in awe of your work.

www.craftilemma.blogspot.com

[Kathie Barrus]

I just found this video! I wondered how you got the letters on the flower petals! What a great idea! It was so simple! You inspire me constantly with your colors and your technique! Love this one, the size of the page looked really fun to work on!