Take your painting start, cut it up, and sew the pieces together

I painted the matte/frame, first shown in  Framed, white. I love ripped edges on journal pages, in a rainbow of colours, but I also appreciate how a pure white matte sets off the painting inside it. I am just about finished stitching the painting start inside it. (I know, I said I was done already). Subsequent layers of paint follow.

I painted another painting start:

Why do I ALWAYS reach for blue?

I cut it in half, and added other bits for 2 more journal pages.

Journal page 1

Journal page 2