I used to be very intimidated by blank pages, especially if the diary was a beautiful book. When I was little, I tried so hard to have the neatest printing. Those diaries are hilarious now, mostly because my spelling was so terrible. Never mind, the printing was quite passable. When I got a little older, I filled pages and pages with lists of everything I did and everywhere I went. Those diaries are incredibly boring! As a teen, I thought I'd better spice up my diaries with more emotional content. My diaries became seething raging journals of teen angst. EEK! I threw them out! Now I just keep doodle journals; little 4 by 6 inch books that I doodle away in. Sometimes I write down strange or funny things that I hear. I actually enjoy looking back at my doodle journals without embarrassment. They are fun and relaxing and they give me great art ideas.
The picture above is a watercolor which has been "cartoonified" with GIMP. I do love GIMP! Below are some random pages from my doodle diary. They'll enlarge if you click them.
The picture above is a watercolor which has been "cartoonified" with GIMP. I do love GIMP! Below are some random pages from my doodle diary. They'll enlarge if you click them.
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