Traci Bunkers has a great website...full of fun, inspiring art work and detail about techniques in art journaling.

http://www.tracibunkers.com

Two words....crackle paste.

I've posted this piece to remind me to get some crackle paste and try it out!

Bold, contrasting colors and shadow.... neon color.

Spread 0031 from Brian Kasstle's Blog

entitled "Passion"

by Karenika

another great discovery!

vivid colors and strong imagery by artist Jasper Johns.

"His paintings were often done using encaustic painting techniques, which utilize hot wax and tinted pigments. This quick drying media allowed him to use multiple layers to create a unique effects along with his use of collages. Johns also focused a lot of his themes on common motifs such as flags, maps, targets, numbers and letters."

Everything old is new again!

"Nick Gentry used his artistic approach to create mind blowing artwork by using them together and painting on them. He also uses other outdated media like VHS tapes and cassettes."

from Kreativeloop.com