Art Journaling Archives - Peony and Parakeet

Make Old Art Journal or Sketchbook New Again

Päivi — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:09:17 +0000

This week, I have a 1-minute video about revamping my old art journal! This sketchbook is from 2018, back when I was practicing different portraits and creating a course called Innovative Portraits. There’s still plenty of empty space left in the book. My Old Journal and How the Cover Was Decorated My old art journal […]

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Starting a New Sketchbook with Botanical Art

Päivi — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:29:11 +0000

This week, I share how I am starting a new sketchbook! Starting the Dingbats Pro Green Beetle Notebook For a long time, I’ve been looking for a sketchbook that works well with both pens and watercolors. I’ve used Fabriano’s thick (200 gsm) Accademia drawing paper for individual drawings for years. But now that I’m gathering […]

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Dramatic Peonies with Colored Pencils and Black Pens

Päivi — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:05:56 +0000

This week, I have a free video for you. Create these dramatic peonies with me! Use colored pencils to add the softness and color, and black pens to bring in the drama! I used regular colored pencils and two black pens – thick and thin. My thick pen is the Copic Gasenfude brush pen, and […]

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Video: Artist’s Life and Inner Inspiration

Päivi — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:35:55 +0000

This week, I made a video blog post where I share what I have been working on lately. This watercolor piece is one of them. In the video, I also talk about the inner inspiration – that not everything has to come from outside, but there’s a lot within our inner world already. You get […]

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50 Art Ideas in an Art Journal

Päivi — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 13:13:56 +0000

This week I have a special treat for you: a flip-through video of my full Dylusions Creative Journal. It has 50 art ideas, not only for art journaling but for art-making in general. The pages are mostly made with colored pencils, watercolors, and acrylic paints. I also have many that have hand-drawn collage pieces. I […]

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Intuitive Art Journaling

Päivi — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 13:02:27 +0000

Art is more than re-coloring what we already see. This week, I talk about intuitive art journaling and inspire you to follow your spirit and create more freely. Even if we continuously grow our skills as artists, the joy of art-making disappears if we use too much reasoning. It’s good to practice the technical skills, […]

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Making The Art Journal More Magical

Päivi — Thu, 16 Oct 2025 12:51:58 +0000

I have been working on my square-sized art journal again. This week, I share a couple of magical art journal projects that include hand-drawn collage pieces. My journal is Dylusions Creative Journal. The first project is the decoration of the pocket envelope that’s on the backside of the front cover. The Magical Mindset for Art […]

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Mini Drawings on Art Journal Pages

Päivi — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:42:28 +0000

In August, I blogged about the half-empty art journals I should fill up. I had a mini art journal with only a few filled pages. They were mini drawings that I had made quickly a few years ago. I decided to tear the pages out of it and re-use them on my other journals. It […]

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Half-Empty Art Journals I Should Fill Up

Päivi — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 16:04:43 +0000

Last month, I went through my art supplies and wrote a post about the supplies I shouldn’t use anymore. After the post, I gave most of those useless-to-me supplies away. Now I have reviewed my art journals and have come to the conclusion that I have too many half-empty ones. I should fill these up […]

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Maximalist or Minimalist? Style Experiments in Art Journal Pages

Päivi — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 10:27:06 +0000

This week, we experiment between maximalist and minimalist styles. Every time I open one of my art journals, I feel a sense of relaxation. It’s time for experimentation and risk-taking. In art journals, failure can also be success. Page by page, I learn to know myself better and thus, express things that can also be […]

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Filling an Art Journal

Päivi — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 09:36:40 +0000

One of my projects this summer is to fill one of my art journals – Dylusions Creative Journal Square. I hope that these pics from my current in-progress journal, inspire you to start filling your art journal! Reaching Saturation Point in Filling Art Journal I think art journals have a saturation point. When most of […]

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Painting a Mystery

Päivi — Thu, 26 Jun 2025 15:03:06 +0000

This week is about painting a mystery and entering another world through art-making. My paintings are in an art journal and made with a loose touch. It All Started from a Withering Bouquet “The Midsummer bouquet has withered. I have to throw it in the trash,” I said. “But the setting is just like those […]

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