Collage with a twist at AJJ

The new theme for November at
  Art Journal Journey

 has been

set  for us by Susi,

but she hasn't made it an easy one, it's

Collage with a twist....no faces, no wings , no leaves.

This is my first journal spread  for the theme
The base pages started off with a splashed background and some torn scraps

I tried to soften the bright green with a coat of gesso.

But as you can see in my first picture I had a relapse and added some bright colours.

I found that if I rubbed the gesso with a damp  cloth, before it all dried, I could  erase the white and get the green splaters  to show up again.
Next up was a brush over with some brighter water colour....yellow.

I added another couple of left overs, the quote and the pointing finger. My fingers by this time were a lovely shade of yellow as well

I used a stencil for the words on the background which relate to the messy  painting adventures I was having,
 as well as a script stamp.

So after all the fun with the paint and changing my mind about the colour, I decided to use some digital additions to the right side of the spread.

It just had to be a selection of art related bits and pieces.

Thank you for calling in to see me today, your visit and comments are always appreciated.