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Inktober 2019 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 7: Enchanted – Yokai

October 8, 2019October 8, 2019 Carolina Russo

Bells sound in the wood
darkness mist a red ribbon is dancing
enchanted songs of a Yokai

5.7.5 Haiku 5.7.5 Haiku ©CarolinaRusso

Day 7: Enchanted – Yokai
Double Challenge combined prompts #Drawlloweentober2019
Inktober: Enchanted
MabsDrawlloweenClub2019: Yokai

Today drawing is inspired by the Japanese Mythology and Folklore “Yōkai (妖怪, ghost, phantom, strange apparition) are a class of supernatural monsters, spirits, and demons in Japanese folklore. The word yōkai is made up of the kanji for “bewitching; attractive; calamity” and “spectre; apparition; mystery; suspicious” (source WikipediA)
The combination of the two prompts Enchanted and Yokai is great together! I hope you love my “Kiko the Enchanted Yokai” Her name is Kiko and she is very mysterious! I also wrote an Haiku for this drawing!

❤ Details about my drawings: Supplies used for my Ink drawing ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #, brown #003. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. Alvin Draft/Matic pencil #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on Paper for watercolor 140lb, 100% cotton, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches. .

❤ Details about these Challenges: Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober2019

❤ ❤ ❤ See all my drawings in my New Drawlloweentober 2019 Gallery

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available for pre-order as Limited and Open Edition Prints in my Blog SHOP!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

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Have a great week and happy drawings!

Thank You!

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Inktober 2018 – MabsDrawlloweenClub Day 8: Star Yokai

October 8, 2018 Carolina Russo

DOUBLE CHALLENGE

– Star Yokai–
Day #8 MabsDrawlloweenClub – Inktober 2018

Day #8: Double Challenge #Drawlloweentober2018

Prompts:
> #MabsDrawlloweenClub Yokai
> #Inktober Star

Day #8 Today painting is inspired by the Japanese folklore with the prompt Yokai which I combined with the Stars, I love to experiment lines and textures in each painting, the result seems very pretty and each day is surprising! I didn’t have much time today, so this one has been pretty quick! Made it in less than 30 minutes 🙂 I hope you get inspired by this daily challenge and motivate you to start drawing or creating in the medium you feel closer to you! ❤

❤ Details about my paintings:
My Ink drawing is outlined with ink pens.. Ink pens used COPIC Multiliner Black ink #03 and 05, Micron dark red ink #1. Fountain Pen Pilot Prera Fine Nib. A Alvin Draft/Matic #03 Limited Edition Pink Mab Graves Pencil. A dash of watercolor, I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle, Pentel Aqua Brush – I painted on CANSON Illustration Artists Series Paper for watercolor 150lb, cold pressed, size 6×9 inches .

❤ Details about these Challenges:
Every year in October since 2009, artists all over the world take on the InkTober drawing challenge created by Illustrator Jake Parker by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month. (read my previous post) Other amazing artists have created their own challenges during October. This Year I will Join two amazing challenges InkTober and Drawlloween is a little more spoocky Halloween themed created and hosted on Instagram by Pop Surrealist artist Mab Graves! I will create my daily drawings inspired by the combination of the two Challenges daily prompt words and I have combined the names creating my own challenge “DrawllooweenTober” yes this is my plan to be able to join and drawing daily for both amazing challenges at the same time, if you like to join me use also hashtag #drawlloweentober

❤ All my drawings in this Series would be available as Limited Edition Prints on my SHOP!

DrawlloweenTober2018 GALLERY

❤ Feel free to contact me if you have any question!

Follow me on Instagram on my account dedicated to my Art @carolinarussoart

Visit my DrawlloweenTober2018 GALLERY and follow my daily drawings!

Have fun creating!

Thank You!

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Spring Bloom – #NatureDoodlewash

June 6, 2016 Carolina Russo

Spring Bloom - Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo — Spring Bloom – Original Watercolor ©Carolina Russo

Today I wanted to honor the Spring Season with this lovely “Cherry Blossom”.

Before Spring will say goodbye to us and we will welcome the Summer, I wanted to paint one flower that is pretty much a worldwide symbol of this beautiful season.
The Cherry Blossom is recognized to be the National flower of Japan and in Japanese is known as “Sakura”. A flower found now pretty much everywhere in the world and there are many varieties. The flowers are pink or white. In the Japanese culture the Cherry Blossoms symbolize clouds due to their nature and their way of blooming as group of flowers that looks like clouds. This lovely flower also holds various meanings like joy, love, hope, humility and more.

Details about my doodlewash:
watercolor outlined with black ink pen. I used French Artists Watercolors Sennelier l’Aguarelle 12 demi-godets half-pans travel metal box and Pigma Micron Black ink #005 painted over a Canson Mixed Media Sketchpad!

With this watercolor I am also joining Charlie at doodlewash for a #NatureDoodlewash

You all are welcome to join with your doodlewash! If you do don’t forget to “Tag” your image.

#NatureDoodlewash

Happy Doodles!