Photography is not my only hobby.  Lately it's seemed like my main go-to hobby though.  I also like to work in my art journals.  I have a couple of them.  I purchased one of them from Michael's a few weeks ago.  It wasn't going in the direction that I really wanted to go.  I found myself writing out my day rather then going to my art table and throwing paint on the paper.

I decided to make a new journal.  I went and purchased some regular paper, found a tutorial online, & set to it.  I watched this video: How to Make a Sketchbook: Coptic Stitch

The journal turned out well!  I was really happy with the result. I told myself tonight that I would not write too lengthy of passages & I wouldn't be so serious.  I feel like I'm too serious with my art.  I need to loosen up!  So, I had some fun & ended up with some work that I'm super happy with.  It was difficult but I was able to just paint in the moment instead of over think & analyze my next step.

Then I decided to paint something for my Mom for Mother's Day. 

They're both very simple and that's what I love.  I love simplicity. It speaks so much louder to me than a mess of paint, paper, pen...all the elements that I used to love in such a mess.  My art has evolved into something different & I plan on finding out where it's going.