A New Year 2020

Let’s mix some watercolor paint to begin the new year and decade.

Winter Solstice 2019

Watercolor 12.2″ x 16.1″

L’Aquarelle Canson 140 lb cold pressed cotton

Moonglow

Cascade Green

Hookers Green Dark

Sap Green

Blue Grey

Zinc White Gouache

Pansies

Strathmore 400 Series Toned Mix Media

Copic pens

Autumn Maple

10″ x 14″Arches 300 lb Cotton

Watercolor Paint:

Ultramarine Deep Gouache

Rhodonite Genuine

Moonglow

Nickel Azo Yellow

Pyrrol Scarlet

Raw Sienna

Jaune Brilliant Gouache

Leaf Green Gouache

Ivory Black

Payne’s Gray

And a smidgeon of Copic Ink Pens

Toner Gray 1 and 2

Grayish Lavender

Tahitian Blue

Neutral Gray

Dia De Los Muertos and Reflecting on Inktober

Dia De Los Muertos or Day of the Dead is today. I picked marigolds from our gardens to make a little alter to honor my ancestors.

This year I am remembering my mother. She passed this past Summer and I have been grieving. To work through the grieving process, I participated every day during the month of October with Inktober, creating a different drawing each day. I am dedicating all my Inktober drawings to my mom.

This pumpkin 🎃 was grown in our garden and was picked yesterday and was the model for #31 Ripe. Our palm tree stands behind it and part on the alter for Dia De Los Muertos. Most all of my Inktober drawings were drawn right here at home except for a couple that were drawn when we were in San Francisco.

For most of the drawings I used these Copic Ink Markers. I loved playing with these. They are smooth on the paper like butter.

I also used pen and ink, brush and ink, and an assortment of ink markers. I used a variety of paper for the drawings, including Copic drawing paper, Strathmore Toned Blue Mixed Media, Arnheim 1618, and Fabriano colored drawing paper.

I enjoyed immersing myself in this project. Inktober was a worthwhile art adventure. I grew as an artist. I was able to work through my grief and find joy. Yay!