This week’s art journal page is going to take some explaining. The Colour Me Positive prompt was “best”. I was a bit stumped and was letting the idea of best rattle around in my head for a bit and then I thought of the idea of being the best possible version of me by being a bionic me. Immediately I got excited about the idea of drawing me as a version of the Steve Austin. I would be the Six Million Dollar Laura complete with a natty 1970s jumpsuit. However, I have been doing a lot of illustrating in my journal of late and thought maybe it would be an idea to try something different. So then I thought about just illustrating the wiring and circuitry of a bionic person. Except I don’t get too excited about technical drawing. So then I thought about turning the idea of the circuitry and robotics inside a bionic person into an abstract pattern.
I happened to be working on this journal page when I was with my art journalling meetup group. We meet in a coffee shop so there are limited resources and a need to avoid making a complete mess. I just had my travel art kit with me too which limited my options for media. Sometimes that is a benefit though as it helps me narrow my focus and just get on with it. This was drawn using pencil and then filled with watercolour pencil which I then activated. Once that was dry, I used micron pens to outline the shapes again. I liked playing with all the negative spaces and turning my circuit board idea into a sort of visual mosaic. It was the perfect page to work on while I was with my art group as it didn’t require much in the way of concentration so then I could chat and look at other people’s art work.
I still have that Bionic Me idea rattling around in my head, however, so I may just have to illustrate that at some point.
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Thanks for sharing that wonderful thought process that led to such a creative result. I laughed out loud when I read “bionic me.”
I laughed at that idea too. I’m really going to have to draw it up.
Yes – Bionic Laura in a jumpsuit! America will be back on track in just a few moments 🙂 I would never have guessed your thoughts from just looking at the art piece – but, having read your process, it becomes very clear – and, like the whole idea, it is really fun!
Thanks. I’m glad you were able to follow all my brain’s segues.
Haha! It’s amazing the leaps your brain takes when you let an idea rattle around in your head for a bit! This turned out great… Although I’m still intrigued to see Bionic Laura when you get a chance to draw her!
I think Bionic Laura is definitely going to happen. 😀
Oh my your idea made me wonder what kind of abstract version of your Bionic Me will come out. I love the colorful bionic me that came out with a long bionic dna inside of it. I can already imagine this circuit board to be evolving in the near future with lots of bionic long arms strangling the bionic dna and producing bionic rainbow colored blood. 🙂
I love that your imagination has been sparked by my art journal page.
If I tried to do a Bionic Me I’d end up drawing a complete steampunk version with valves and gears..lol
That would be fantastic to see!
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