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    I am Coralie Mercier. I share thoughts and experiences, mostly in English, sometimes in French, and mostly about work related discoveries, drawings, photography, musings and sometimes rants. My day job is Head of Marketing & Communications at W3C. I do not have a night job.
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    Day: December 28, 2022

    Art: 2022 hand-made holiday cards

    Art: 2022 hand-made holiday cards

    Making my own holiday cards is fun. I like taking time to make something for someone I care about.

    Payne’s grey watercolor and black ink in a circle at the left of a rounded-corner postcard. The scene represented is that of grey misty mountain tops and black trees in the foreground. There is a golden outline near the edges of the card which I painted with a thin brush and liquid gold ink. The bottom right has my signature: a red Japanese kanji meaning roughly “comes from near the sea”, my nickname and the date.
    Misty mountain tops
    Watercolor mixing yellow and red, golden ink, and blue-green ink brushpen. This represents a flower, stem and leaves. This card is painted in portrait orientation. There is a golden outline near the edges of the card which I painted with a thin brush and liquid gold ink. The bottom right has my signature: a red Japanese kanji meaning roughly “comes from near the sea”, my nickname and the date.
    Golden flower
    I used Ink brushpens in geranium red and deep green to paint this orchid. The leaves occupy the top right part of the card and the long curved inflorescence with bearing flowers and buds occupies the rest of the space. There is a golden outline near the edges of the card which I painted with a thin brush and liquid gold ink. The bottom right has my signature: a red Japanese kanji meaning roughly “comes from near the sea”, my nickname and the date.
    Orchid
    Black ink brushpen and a few touches of geranium red ink for this Japanese crane between a tree with a few red blossoms and some tall blades of grass. There is a golden outline near the edges of the card which I painted with a thin brush and liquid gold ink. The bottom right has my signature: a red upside down (by mistake) Japanese kanji meaning roughly “comes from near the sea”, my nickname and the date.
    Japanese crane
    Gouache paint for this colorful half head of a Buddha-like statue. This is really not my usual style, but I LOVED IT. I usually go for very detailed or very minimalistic, but this is in between with big patches of colors where color values are. Colors used are pink, yellow, orange, brown, light blue and dark blue. The bottom right has my signature: a red Japanese kanji meaning roughly “comes from near the sea”, my nickname and the date.
    Buddha face
    Posted on December 28, 2022January 13, 2024Categories artTags Brushpen, card, ink, painting, watercolorLeave a comment on Art: 2022 hand-made holiday cards
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