journals

I’ve been keeping journals for many years—most of them half full, half empty. With acrylic paints now as my primary medium, they’ve become the perfect landing place for leftover paint from my palette. Ironically, these spontaneous pages often feel more interesting than the projects they came from.

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A sampling of journal pages…

Open sketchbook with abstract, colorful illustrations of birds and flowers using black, white, yellow, and grey tones.
Abstract colorful painting featuring various shapes and patterns, including star, leaf, and eye-like motifs, with a color palette of black, blue, red, white, orange, and shades of gray.
Open sketchbook displaying two abstract black and white designs, one on each page, with markers and art supplies visible on a colorful, textured table.
Open spiral notebook with abstract blue, black, white, and gray artistic designs on two pages. The left page features horizontal stripes, some with crosses and yellow splatters. The right page has stylized plants, leaves, and circular shapes with swi
Abstract colorful painting with various shapes and patterns, including a big eye, leaf-shaped elements, and organic forms in purple, yellow, orange, green, and blue on a black and light background.
Open sketchbook with abstract leaf designs, leaves in various shades of green and yellow on both pages, on a colorful, textured background.

My journals have also become a space to process frustration—both with myself and the world—through color, words, and images. I usually have four or five going at once. Focusing on just one has never been my style, but I’ve learned that it doesn’t really matter. The process itself is what keeps me going.

Take a deeper look into my art journals in this blog post.

A doodle of a bird with a large, spotted body and a crest on its head, alongside handwritten text that says 'this is fucking nuts!'
Person painting a colorful abstract artwork with circles and geometric shapes.

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