Days 67 and 68 and a Luna #the100dayproject #hahnemühle #zentangleallaround

 I had some fun the last couple days playing with

Schmincke watercolors and 

Bamboo Mixed Media paper from Hahnemühle.

This particular pad of Bamboo is 3.1" x 4.1" - 

small enough to play with and get a feel for

the paper, 

and large enough to actually accomplish something. 

Above is Day 67 of The 100 Day Project. 

Some days color is all I can accomplish. 

And I do love me some bright color!

From the new limited edition 

Schmincke set from Wet Seal, I used:

pure yellow, chrome yellow deep, transparent

orange, ruby red, sap, phthalo green,

helio cerulean, and French ultramarine. 

Went on really smooth with my water brush

and the colors flow into each other really well.

 This piece was really fun!

For day 68, I used AD Markers from Chartpak.

They are an alcohol marker with a really 

strong smell, matched only by their

brightness and boldness.

I love the colors so much!

I thought I would be able to move them around

some with a water brush, but that did not work.

So I pulled out a blender and smoothed out some

lines that way, then used the tip to make

those little corn row shaped patterns over

the rows of color.

Love this one!

 And I got a bonus piece!

My first ever bleed through to make a

bleedthrumanade ala Sandra Strait!

This is the back side and I like it almost

as much as the front.

Can't wait to try some more of this Bamboo

paper with some other types of media. 

Last night Mark opened the door for us to go

outside and this guy flew right in past us.

This is a Luna Moth. 

We had them in Florida and I am always

surprised when I see one here in Maine. 

This Luna was about 6" across the wings.

She posed sweetly for some photos,

then Mark got a step ladder,

caught her and released her back outdoors.

It's been a rough weekend.

Blog issues all day yesterday.

My friend Cindy was able to fix it this

morning and I was sooooo happy!

We grilled hamburgers yesterday -

they were yummy!

We need to do that more often!

Now I'm going to watch some more reruns from

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD

and tangle!

Have a great weekend!