Bells of San Xavier

15x11 watercolor on 140 lb Canson cold press paper done day before yesterday from one of my San Xavier del Bac mission photos located in Tucson, AZ.  Years ago these three bells were painted but in a horizontal format.  Only three colors used for a limited palette of quinacridone gold, ultramarine blue, and alizarin crimson.
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Natural Woman

6x9 India ink, spray antique-look ink, coffee, alcohol inks, white gel pen done yesterday on old vintage book text, another in my woman series.
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Lil Critters

15x22 watercolor of an imaginary woodland scene of foxes and a baby goat, unlikely friends, but exploring nature together as wild lil critters.  I added coneflowers in front of them and an abstract background for this wildlife scene.
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Pink Woman

6x4 alcohol inks and India ink on acid free foamcore done yesterday of another imaginary woman in a series. First a background of pale pink was put down then the next day a stronger hue.  Black India ink was used to sketch with a chopstick the main features, then green for her eye.
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Colorful Trees and Leaves

10x9 alcohol inks on paper done last week, an imaginary autumn scene of many colors.  A chopstick was used to pull the ink down to make trunks, then spread the foreground across, and lastly for falling leaves.
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Flirty Woman

6x3.5 mixed media collage on archival foamcore begun Friday then completed yesterday.  Beginning with alcohol inks several warm colors were added then a blue green.  India ink and a chopstick started the facial features with eyebrow first, then eye, hair strands, mouth and nose.  I messed up the nose with an ink spill so simply cut out vintage book text and collaged over it, then painted that with acrylics.  Colored hair strands are blues, reds, and pink acrylic as is her eye and lips.  White gel pen was used on her mouth and highlights of her eye.
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Rainbow Bee-eater Bird

4.25x7 watercolor over ink sketch of a rainbow bee-eater, done last week for another WetCanvas online challenge on a Birds&Blooms magazine subscription card.
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