Creative Play

Posted on April 28, 2016 | 37 Comments

Sometimes it is just fun to play with color, patterns and shapes in my art journal.  I created these experiments with Neocolors Water-soluble crayons and watercolor:

The above shapes have an organic feel to me.  The ones below feel different…

You can tell I did them on different days…  It is interesting how our feelings can be expressed with color and shapes, even without thinking about it.

The one below reminded me of flowers and hummingbirds:

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What do you think?  I’d love to hear from you!

Happy Experimenting!  🙂

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37 responses to “Creative Play”

  1. memadtwo | April 28, 2016 at 3:09 am | Reply

    More fun! I’m especially drawn to the amoeba like shapes on the upper right. (K)

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  2. Rebecca | April 28, 2016 at 3:32 am | Reply

    At very first glance I interpreted this as a phalanx of hummingbirds. 🙂

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  3. Jodi | April 28, 2016 at 3:41 am | Reply

    I love the last one and they all are fun and jilly! 😝

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  4. Patricia G Bleecher | April 28, 2016 at 4:28 am | Reply

    Happy ! Playful -H2O crayons are fun, think I’ll use mine today. Thanks Jill.

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  5. palismaid | April 28, 2016 at 6:40 am | Reply

    This is great. Fun

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  6. Susan Feniak | April 28, 2016 at 7:09 am | Reply

    Neocolors are just plane fun to play with!! Yes the last one does indeed remind me of hummingbirds and flowers. Have fun again today Jill!

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  7. Catherine Johnson | April 28, 2016 at 7:34 am | Reply

    Fun! All I can think of is bananas and eggs lol.

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  8. Sharon Mann | April 28, 2016 at 8:52 am | Reply

    Hi Jill, what fun. Playing with color is a never ending source of enjoyment. Thanks for sharing your “Jilly” (quoting Jodi) inspiration. Lol!

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  9. Charlie O'Shields (doodlewash) | April 28, 2016 at 8:59 am | Reply

    Yep… the last one is my fave… it does remind me of hummingbirds and I love them! Hehe Beautiful and colorful play my friend. They’re all fabulous and fun!! 😍🎨

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  10. Margaret Parker Brown | April 28, 2016 at 9:00 am | Reply

    Being playful and exploring color is a fantastic way to segue into learning about watercolor. I need to do the same! Your playfulness with your hummingbird painting makes me think how fun and unexpected watercolor can be.

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  11. Teresa Robeson | April 28, 2016 at 12:26 pm | Reply

    Those totally look like hummingbirds! And such playful and happy colors! I should remember to just play with colors more. 🙂

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  12. Laura (Createarteveryday) | April 28, 2016 at 5:14 pm | Reply

    Love the last one best too Jill! I agree with you that different moods can really influence what we create. Isn’t it fun to just sit down and play with color? It’s the best therapy ever!

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  13. Jennifer L Foshee | April 28, 2016 at 6:53 pm | Reply

    The hummingbirds! Yes, love ’em! 😊

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  14. Carrie Lynn | April 29, 2016 at 4:13 am | Reply

    Yey! These are great experiments, Jill. Agree with you on our moods reflected in our work most especially with the colors we choose to use. I do not have neocolor water soluble crayons but I hear they are wonderful.

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  15. corinnebekker | May 16, 2016 at 11:53 am | Reply

    Hi, late response, but just wanted to say I love your experiments – especially the last one. Definitely humming bird like. 🙂

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    • Jill Kuhn | May 16, 2016 at 3:31 pm | Reply

      Thanks Corinne! These were really fun! I’m enjoying Cat Bennett’s latest class – In and Out of the Sketchbook. Some of these experiments were inspired by her class. 🙂

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  16. cyndiforshee | September 2, 2016 at 12:24 pm | Reply

    How fun!!! You have inspired me to give it a try!!

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