Journaling is a solitary activity, usually. Even when in a class, participants manage to find a little solitude. On the left, Rose Toth uses her viewfinder. Donna Shockley, on the right, sketches at the edge of one of the ponds.
Time dedicated to drawing, design and reflection will yield work worthy of sharing. Here are more examples from the Montana Prairie Journalers' weekend in Billings, Montana at the ACEC on September 25th and 26th. Click on the images for larger views:
Above, Margaret Myhre's journal shows a mixed media approach. Numerous field sketches will also be enclosed in her journal case.
On the right, Sandy Haney's delicate pencil and watercolor sketch attached to the inside of her journal case is complemented by a beautiful, completed journal page.
Both Beth Lee's work, on the left, and that of Mary Alice Spencer, above, have a neat, graphic appearance. Fitting their own texts to the illustrations was well done by both artists. Shown here are Beth's pretty Italic calligraphy in a burnt sienna, and Mary Alice's "architectural printing" in monoline ink.
Below on the left, Kathy Hewitt, new to landscape sketching, captured depth, shadow and perspective in her full-page Montana scene with an added bit of writing. All the students utilized the helpful limitations of a 2" square template for their initial drawings.
On the above right, Marilyn Overby cropped her beautiful pen, ink and watercolor sketches so that her favorite areas were featured in the "final cuts." They are well set off with a bit of text inbetween and a finely drawn border.
Please click here to see more beautiful pages
by this group of 22 journal artists.
Jocelyn Curry 
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