Purple Toned Bloom

4x6 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper done recently using only two colors plus Lettuce for the stem on this imaginary abstract floral.
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Wide Petals

4x6 alcohol inks on glossy photo paper just completed.  I actually had it upside down then flipped it to this view that was much better.
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Spiky Weed

4.5x4.5 alcohol inks in glossy card stock done last week, an abstract appearing flowering weed.  Only 3 colors were used in this one.
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Blue Storm Flower

7x5 alcohol inks on Yupo done a few days ago using only two colors:  Eggplant and Cloudy Blue.  The stem was made with a wooden chopstick with Lettuce green.  Its petals reminded me of  pending tornado clouds.
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Carla's Thistle

4.5x7 alcohol inks on white freezer paper done yesterday as an ink demo using only three primary colors.  Canned air was used to blow the ink off to the left side. A chopstick was used to mix then apply yellow + blue for a green stem.
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Red & Pink Cotton Candy ~ abstract floral

8x6 alcohol inks on white foamcore board done last month as one of the class demos.  This is made with three or four colors of two warms and two cools.
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Texas Thistle

9x9 alcohol inks on paper done Saturday as one of the several class demos.  The abstract multicolored spiky shape reminded me of wild thistles, hence the title.  At any rate it must be a wildflower of some sort.
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Rose Petals

15x22 alcohol inks on Yupo synthetic paper done yesterday, an exercise in abstraction using only 4 colors of Willow, Sunbright Yellow, Watermelon, and Raspberry. I'm playing with the inks on a larger surface so may take this one further.  It reminded me of scattered rose petals hence the title.
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Cabbage Rose

6x5.5 alcohol inks on paper done a few days ago, and is actually a big mistake as I'd spilled dark ink on paper.  Adding blending solution to that, pink began showing so I put Willow green down and then the red last.  Resembling a cabbage this vignette abstraction could actually be anything or nothing.
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Today's Tulip

4x6 alcohol inks on professional photo paper that is today's work.  I used only three colors of ink:  Willow, Indigo, and Botanical along with canned air to get the petal effect.
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Indigo Inspiration

9x12 alcohol inks on Yupo done today, an imaginary flower of many layers and mysteries.  I love the abstract quality of this contemporary bloom and all its tiny worlds hidden within.
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Indigo Iris

7x11 alcohol inks on Yupo medium weight synthetic paper done this afternoon as I was in an iris mood.  They're blooming everywhere you look.  With this floral abstraction I've used three colors of ink:  Indigo, Eggplant, and Watermelon.  Canned air was used to blow the ink from the bottom up and the white of the paper is its only background for simplicity.
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Hydrangea Explosion

6x9 alcohol inks on white freezer paper finished yesterday that was an ongoing work in progress that kept getting better as I went along.  That is the case with these ink paintings; you can add to them forever and not be through.  Or a new color mingle will happen exposing unseen territory.
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Windblown Tulip

8.5x11 alcohol inks on photo paper done during our last windstorm day before yesterday in which everything blew and blew and it is not even March yet.  That is when our typical sandstorms happen before the seasons change.  An abstract background of pinks and yellows was put in first then the red blown with a straw and finally the green base and stem.
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Buffalo Gap Surprise ~ day 15 of 30 paintings in 30 days challenge

5x10 alcohol inks on white foamcore, one of three demos done yesterday for the Abilene Creative Arts Club, that met in Buffalo Gap TX.  This one will be featured for day 15 of Leslie Saeta's 30 paintings in 30 days biannual challenge, and this work is SOLD.
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Tulip Fire ~ day 4 of 30 paintings in 30 days

4.5x8.5 alcohol inks on white freezer paper, an abstract tulip shape that took a delightful turn for my daily painting efforts. This is for day number four of Leslie Saeta's biannual monthly challenge in which artists across the globe pledge to create one per day.  No problem for me, a daily painter anyway! I really liked how the ink separated within the petals here.
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Purple Flower Center

7x7 alcohol inks on white freezer paper done yesterday.  With no reference, no preconceived idea and no tools other than a drinking straw I created this vibrant abstract floral.  I love the way the purple is divided when extender or blending fluid is added, causing pinks an blues to surface.
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Red Abstract Floral

3.5x10.5 alcohol inks on paper done last week using only two colors.  The support or substrate size was just a scrap of freezer paper left over from the previous floral.  With this one I used a lot of extender to allow the pigmented ink to mix and mingle.
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