Notes on Ink Experiments

I have been experimenting with color inks.  They are similar to watercolors, but not quite the same.  

Ink on 4 by 6 inch water color paper
Colors Green Orange Black

There is a potential for expressive, spontaneous work here.  You cannot correct this medium, even less than watercolor.  Once a line is down its down and you work with it.   It's either that, or plan for weeks to do one hours worth of work.  If this was pencil or charcoal, I would be erasing lines that make me unhappy.  So, the more inflexible the medium, the more potential for spontenaity.

Green ink on 9 by 12 inch watercolor paper
Color Green

Color fields, like the one shown above, are interesting.  In my opinion these types of paintings need to be large scale, even more than what I am working with.  The ink tends to break into primary colors in spots.  I am not sure why.  Its not a bad effect.

The field of color style is a time investment.  Lay down a layer, dry, Laydown a layer. and so on until I am satisfied.  The effect is incredible 

oil paint on 8 by 10 inch panel
Blue yellow white

As a contrast to the green study, the above oil painting has a more solid feel, where color peeks through solid layers.  I would say the green is glowing.

This one, with the sloppy presentation, is not a particularly great piece.  I include it to make a note of the medium's tendency to darken as one adds layers.  Also note that dark black ink will not fade as layers are added,  Just some things to keep in mind.

What is The Point?

Title:  TBD
Oil Painting on 11 by 17 panel.
In progress

This particular project is taking forever, simply because there is no deadline for it.   I'm finding, to my surprise, that choosing a deadline actually produces more creative results as I am desperate to finish.  But, that is hard to accomplish when I am the one setting deadlines.

The point of this painting is simply to explore warm colors.  

It is not a peaceful painting.  There is a lot going on visually. 

There are layers peeking through.

Textures are juxtaposed.

Thick over thin.....of course.......that is the classic technique to avoid cracking.  

It's not really representational, although at this point something is vaguely present.

Honestly I am not sure where to go with this unless I can add shading.

To what purpose?

Well, I didn't have a defining purpose for this one.

My motivation.

That's easy.

Curiosity.