Week 25 Postcard Challenge~AUSTRALIA

I was so excited to learn week 25 in the challenge was taking us to Australia- This is on my bucket list of places I would LOVE to visit!! If  I ever get the chance to "Go Down Under" it will be to the GREAT BARRIER REEF. I have always loved the beautiful fish and coral from the area. I have been wanting to do a watercolor of Clownfish for a long time -had this image in my file from the internet -so it was perfect for my card

Front of Card

This was another labor of love- (*8 hours)-First everything was outlined

in copic gray pen- The Clownfish were water colored in Daniel Smith

watercolors.Anemone took forever- wanted them to be translucent

so I used several colors of twinkling H2O's(forgot glimmer

makes it difficult to take decent pictures)-

Then all the  fingers were outlined in black Pitt pen.

Detailing done to fish  with more Pitt pens

Back of Card

"Melite,

After being home for about a month I decided to get some

R& R-Was tempted to head to England,

but wasn't  sure if it was proper timing. So I'm in

Australia- My  co-workers have told me

how peaceful it  was to scuba dive the

GREAT BARRIER REEF. And it is so relaxing~

only wish you were here-

Next time you will be here with me!

I'm so upset the "visions" persist~

Hopefully the new therapist will help.

Off to Fraser & Tiwi Islands- Plan

to buy some fabulous art!

Hoping for Peace for you soon,

Alexander

xxooxx "

Background is a print of Tiwi art work done in

gray Copic pen-light wash of white watercolor and splatter of pink

Page in Book

After spending so much time on the card I took

a shortcut on the page- The main image is of the

Barrier Reef I downloaded form Wipikedia.

Just loved all the coral and the bright blue starfish.

I added the Hawk nose Turtle  and more fish

to the image. The lettering is from a

poster  advertising the movie 'Australia'-

Outlined and colored with white poster paint pens.

(In honor to  the Aussie actors Hugh Jackman &Nicole Kidman)

I loved that movie for the scenery (and of  coarse Hugh!)-

So this why I fell in love with Australia!

Card in Book

 So another completed page in my book .

Hope everyone had a great time visiting Australia!

GOOD DAY MATES!

Happy Creating ,

 Fotojoy/ Joyce