When Pantone announced that Ultraviolet was the color of the year for 2018, I was a bit disappointed. Purple is not one of my favorite colors. I didn’t think I used it very much at all, but upon flipping through a few of my art journal pages, I realized that I was wrong. So when a group of my fellow mixed media artists asked if I wanted to join the 2018 Pantone Color Challenge blog hop featuring Ultraviolet, I said yes.
For the challenge, I decided to feature a page I had created in my recycled magazine art journal. The base of this page is an advertisement. I covered the portion of the ad that I didn’t want with gesso, leaving only the soft pink and purple pastel background. I drew the face using some of my ink pencils. I wet the ink slightly to soften the pencil lines. While I do wish the flowers were a bit more realistically detailed, I love the end result.
Looking for more ultraviolet inspiration? Be sure to visit the rest of the artists who participated in this collaboration.
Anne Marie Fowler
It was a common theme – no one really likes purple! Ha! But you created something beautiful~
Thank you! After using it a bit, I have realized I like the color more than I thought.