Melinda VanRy

Seeking, finding, sharing beauty.

  • What is Art Journaling?
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  • The 52-Week Art Journal Journey
  • What is Art Journaling?
  • #My100DayArtJournal
  • The 52-Week Art Journal Journey
  • All the colors of the rainbow being painted in an abstract watercolor wash.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 19: Go with the Flow

    / May 3, 2023

    It's Week 19 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we're exploring watercolors this week. Reclaim your creativity and establish a healthy habit of creative self-care with me.

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  • Fun, funky paint effect that gives a wrinkly and smooth effect with wrinkly plastic wrap on green at the bottom, with blue, then yellow above, with orange in the top right corner for a sunshine vibe.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 18: Paint Playtime!

    / April 28, 2023

    It’s Week 18 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, and we’re going to have some fun! You’ll need your watercolor and/or acrylic paints. Other things I used are plastic wrap, table salt, coarse…

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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 17: Taking a Closer Look from a Step Back

    / April 17, 2023

    We're back to drawing this week. It's not about seeing what I want to see or making it look how I think it should, but about seeing what is.

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  • Image of an art-journal page with pieces of colorful hand-painted paper cut into squares and arranged in a rectangle to represent a quilt.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 16: Our Patchwork Lives

    / April 14, 2023

    It’s Week 16 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey. And I just had to get back into the paint. If you’re new here, check out Week 1, where we made our journals, and…

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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 15: Favorite Things

    / April 9, 2023

    Welcome to Week 15. This week we’re art-journaling FAVORITES. What are some of your favorite things? If you’re new here, check out Week 1, to make your journal, and this journey your own.…

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  • Image of abstract painting on my art journal page. Sun-warm colors over the dark.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 14: It’s Up to You

    / April 2, 2023

    Okay, Friends, let’s do something a little different this week… If you’re new here, check out the Week 1 prompt to make your journal. Week 1: Make this Journal… and Journey Your Own.…

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  • Image of my hand getting ready to outline black crumpled paper print on an art journal page. To relax.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 13: RELAX

    / March 26, 2023

    Welcome to Week 13 of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey! How’s it going? This week you’re going to need some scrap paper, just a bit smaller than your journal page. Scissors, if you…

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  • Image of coloring my feelings, that contrasts dark and light. In a frame to remind me feelings are just feelings.
    52-Week Art Journal

    Week 12: Multicolored Feelings

    / March 19, 2023

    Before you get started with this week’s small art, take a few minutes to do some journaling that’s a continuation of last week’s theme of celebrating and expressing YOU. Well, at least this…

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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 10: Painting a Memory

    / March 5, 2023

    This week on the 52-Week Art Journal Journey, we're painting (the emotions of) a memory. If that sounds... weird... to you, try anyway. If I can get comfortable processing things like this, so…

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  • 52-Week Art Journal

    Week 9: B R E A T H E

    / February 26, 2023

    Last week we ended with Protect the margins. Leave time for creative self-care. For things that make you feel alive. For growth. This week we’re taking the time to b r e a…

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This week’s 52-Week Art Journal Journey small ar This week’s 52-Week Art Journal Journey small art is a fish inspired by Eric Carle. Get out your art journal, some scrap paper, acrylic paints, and glue stick; and click link in bio for the full prompt! #artjournalwithmelinda #reclaimyourcreativity #52weekartjournal #abstractpainting #collage #cutpaperart #artjournalprompt #artjournaling #abstractfish #fishart #ericcarle #ilovecolor #artwithme
Some of my favorites… from Vincent Van Gogh, Gus Some of my favorites… from Vincent Van Gogh, Gustav Klimt, and Alphonse Mucha. Color, texture, organic lines… Who are your favorite artists and their works of art? #favoriteartists #vangogh #thestarryknight #irises #klimt #thekiss #farmgardenwithsunflowers #mucha #cyclesperfecta #postimpressionism #artnouveau
Super quick and easy, super fun and relaxing, supe Super quick and easy, super fun and relaxing, super soft and fluffy paint effect. #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournalwithmelinda #paintfun #artidea #artprocess #abstractpainting #neon #artjournal #artjournalpagebackground #artjournaling
Painting paper for this week’s Eric Carle inspir Painting paper for this week’s Eric Carle inspired fish. Loose leaf notebook paper and newspaper. Establishing a healthy habit of creative self-care with art journaling doesn’t need to cost much. Adding that magenta-ish leftover paint at the end gave me a thrilling Monet vibe. Link to full video in bio. #artjournalwithmelinda #reclaimyourcreativity #collage #paintfun #cutpaperart #abstractart #artjournaling #artjournalprompt #ericcarle #claudemonet #ilovecolor
Leftover paint on brushes and homemade stamps, app Leftover paint on brushes and homemade stamps, applied to index cards... for more fun later. #mixedmedia #abstractpaint #usewhatyouhave #paintfun #mixedmediajournal #artjournal #artjournalwithmelinda
We’re using Eric Carle as inspiration for today’s cut-paper small art. Video and written prompts are on YouTube and my website. Links in bio. #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #smallart #artjournaling #artjournalprompt #workinprogress #artidea #abstractart #fish #abstractfish #ilovecolor #artwithme #artjournal #ericcarle
Have you had a chance to get outside and draw some Have you had a chance to get outside and draw some perfectly imperfect nature this week? If not, there’s still time before our next 52-Week Art Journal Journey prompt starts! Here’s a sneaky peeky… 😍 #reclaimyourcreativity #artjournalwithmelinda #52weekartjournal #ilovecolor #artwithme #abstractpainting #collage #cutpaperart #paintfun #summercolor #oceancolor
For this week of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey w For this week of the 52-Week Art Journal Journey we’re getting outdoors and drawing some of the perfect imperfection we find. Link to full video and written prompts in bio. #artjournalwithmelinda #reclaimyourcreativity #getoutdoors #drawsomething #perfectimperfections #52weekartjournal #naturesketch #artjournalprompt #artjournal #lilac #beautyofnature
Art-journal play. Page that had green spillover fr Art-journal play. Page that had green spillover from another page, and used with leftover purple. Some yellow, and splatters, and found-object and homemade stamps, and hand-lettering on a scrap with some purple… I like it. Though I really wish my lettering ability were better. #artjournaling #artjournalpage #artjournalwithmelinda #ruleofthirds #therapeuticart #findyourquiet #breathe #taketimetoart #artjournal #usewhatyouhave #becreative
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