Colorful mixed media art journal spread with bold brushstrokes, abstract mark-making, and a custom palette of green, violet, black, and white acrylic paint.

Watch Me Mix & Paint: Art Journal Spread Start to Finish

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Ready to dive into the art of color mixing and abstract painting? In this video, I take you inside my Dina Wakley Ledger journal as I create a rich, custom color palette using Blick Matte Acrylics in Blue Violet Deep and Yellow Green Medium—plus black and white for tonal range.

On the left page, I explore variations and swatches to build a beautiful palette. On the right, I bring it all together in an abstract painting with expressive mark-making and stencil play.

Whether you're new to color theory or just love watching creative process unfold, this video will spark ideas for your own mixed media art journal!

Looking for the supplies I used? I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used materials on one easy-to-update page here: https://2lilowls.com/favorite-supplies-for-mixed-media-abstract-art/

(Some of the links are affiliate links. If you use my link, I get a small commission, which will go toward my art supplies and to support this channel! I appreciate your support!!)

Note: I don’t list individual supply links on every post any longer, simply because keeping up with that for each video or project took more time than I have. Instead, I’ve created one easy-to-browse page where I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used art supplies. It’s always up to date, and a great place to find what I’m working with most often.

**Facebook Group for Art Peeps: https://www.facebook.com/groups/deniselovecreativecommunity

Open Dina Wakley art journal showing color mixing swatches in violet, green, black, and white matte acrylics.
Close-up of an abstract acrylic painting with layered stencils, organic shapes, and custom color palette in green and violet tones.
Finished art journal spread with custom palette of green, violet, black, and white, featuring expressive marks and abstract composition.
Hand holding Dina Wakley art journal open to show color-mixing page and abstract painted spread side by side.
Top-down view of abstract mixed media painting with gestural marks, stenciling, and a high-contrast palette of green, violet, and white.

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