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Ink

12/9/2014

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Let's just start by saying that i LOVE ink!  When I paint, I choose one of two methods depending on what I want the painting to look like.  

Method #1 - I use my ink pens to completely draw the painting out on my canvas.  Then I use paint, and finish again with ink.
Method #2 - I paint my entire canvas black, using a combination of black gesso, prussian blue, purple and black fluid acrylics.  I then draw a rough idea of what I want for the painting, and paint leaving the black showing between sections.  

I keep going back and forth between these two methods but lately I am all about ink.  The painting on your left is done using method #1.  I mostly use this method when I want a lot of details in the painting.  It is almost like I get an itch to draw swirls, and loops, and exaggerated lines.... i honestly can't stop myself.  :)

When I was 2 years old... my lovely older sister fed me a bottle of ink while we were playing house.  Needless to say, I ended up getting my stomach pumped out at the hospital... not a nice experience for all concerned.  I wonder... if that was when I developed a taste..... or possibly hunger... for ink.  :)
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