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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.

Tina Walker

Anne Marie Fowler

Lynne Forsythe

Martha Richardson

Keri Sallee

Tracy Krueger

Erin Reed

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