After finishing “Tactile Ground” (where I used a few of the pieces from 2018 in the booklet and cover art) I started painting again in March of 2019. Here are a few of the resulting pieces.
Migration 15 March 2019 inks on paper 18″ x 24″ – [SOLD]Spores and Cobalt, 15 March 2019 inks on paper 14″ x 17″Sky Root 1, 15 March 2019 inks on paper 11″ x 14″Jade Overview, 15 March 2019, inks on paper 14″ x 17″Erosion, 15 March 2019, inks on paper 11″ x 14″Branching, 15 March 2019, inks on paper 14″ x 17″ Topography Spectrum 2, 15 March 2019 inks on paper 14″ x 17″Erosion 1, 30 March 2019, inks on paper 14″ x 17″ [SOLD]Mountain Landscape Dyptich, 30 March 2019, inks on paper 2x (18″x24″) [SOLD]Topography Blue 1, 15 March 2019, inks on paper 14″ x 17″ [SOLD]Spectrum Plateau – R_4May2019_11x14Spectrum Plateau – L_4May2019_11x14Shrouded Rust_4May2019_18x24Rust Pillars_4May2019_11x14Reaching_4May2019_11x14.JPGLight Horizon_4May2019_14x17Ice Fields _4May2019_11x14Geometric Veil _4May2019_14x17Earth Columns 1_4May2019_14x17Earth Columns 2_4May2019_14x17Cavern_4May2019_11x14 [SOLD]Blue Center _4May2019_14x17Blue Opening_4May2019_18x24
Back to the ink bath in late May, I was trying to get a much more concentrated density in the ink washes. Very few surprises or “aha” moments, but some pleasant color variations.
Last year I bought several large sheets of thickly textured handmade paper made from mulberry bark. I need to experiment a lot more with this paper, as it is very absorbent and does not respond very well to these ink dipping techniques. The paper itself has such a lovely physicality and texture that I almost don’t want to mess it up with inks or paint. These are two of several quick tests with it:
Ink on mulberry paper 1 (~14″x23″)Ink on mulberry paper 4 (~14″x23″)
What follows next are some examples of pure play. I was trying to find ways to get Sumi ink to spread into paper with fine smokey filaments. Spreading a thin layer of water on mixed media paper with a slight coating (sizing) to resist absorption seems to work. Here are a few:
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