This isn't in my art journal, but it is a piece of Strathmore Ready Cut watercolor paper. I found a bunch of watercolor paper on sale at Hobby Lobby sometime ago, so I decided to break open this package.
I painted some permanent rose and new gamboge on the paper and let it dry. It left some heart shapes, so I went with that and pulled a few out from behind. I like the colors together. I shaded some of it with pencil and added white and black paint pens and thought I was done.
I know some art journals have tons of things on each page and I love how they look, but I find that I am worried about it all becoming a mish-mash of shapes and you can't really see the message. Maybe that's my style?? Maybe not?? Aren't artists supposed to know when to stop? I know there were times that I had gone too far on a piece of artwork and then wished I hadn't put that last ~whatever~ on it. Then there were times I said I was finished and later thought: hmmm it needs more...but I don't know what .... then much later I still felt that way!
Anyone have any helpful comments? Is it done? What would you add? Take off? Thanks for looking!
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