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The Sea - for Tag Tuesday



For the current challenge "The Sea"  at Tag Tuesday, I made a couple of  painted/ hand drawn tags . These were created from a piece of watercolour paper which had been sprayed with acrylic paint - blue, yellow and quinacridone gold. I then sketched over the top  , trying to follow some pattern created by the splatter and then add some felt tip pen lines  watercolour pencil to highlight the shapes. The tags represent the fantasies of the hidden city of Atlantis and a mermaid. 



With this theme in mind, I also add a free motion stitched  tag I made  earlier this year for 29 Faces - 
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  1. Annie TrishJuly 27, 2020 at 4:43 PM

    Very beautiful!
    Also hoping you have stayed safe with all the wild weather around you.

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    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 12:04 AM

      Thanks Trish - Yes we are quite safe . Lots of rain and it was wild yesterday and today, but seems to be easing a little here. I think further south might have higher winds and seas as well as rain tomorrow.

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  2. Sandra Wright.July 27, 2020 at 9:25 PM

    I so love your tags..the background is gorgeous and the sketches are just awesome. Think my favouriye is the Atlantis tag, so different.
    Love that you have played along with my theme Wilma...xx

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    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 12:11 AM

      Thank you Sandra . It was a great theme with so much scope, so I am glad you thought Atlantis fulfilled the brief. I love doing these backgrounds - different colour combinations create totally different moods.

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  3. Valerie-JaelJuly 28, 2020 at 1:36 AM

    Love these wonderful tags Wilma, thanks so much for joining us at Tag Tuesday! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie

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    1. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM

      Thank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.

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  4. Wilma Simmons (Empress Wu Designs)July 28, 2020 at 10:14 AM

    Thank you Valerie - I hope to be a better contributor to Tag Tuesday - just need to get back into a routine.

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  5. Jane AustinJuly 30, 2020 at 10:00 AM

    On the are beautiful tags, fantastic artwork
    🌴 Jane 🌴

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