Roses Dance

6x4 alcohol inks on glossy professional photo paper done this afternoon, some imaginary red roses doing their garden dance.
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Floral Trio

7x15 alcohol inks on white freezer paper, shiny side, done yesterday while doing three other floral paintings.  Today I even planted four lantana and plumbago in a large pot.  This trio is for the kind person who cares for my cats when I'm not here.  Below is the framed image using one single frame that looks like separate ones. They are imaginary blooms using no references.

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Purple Rose

5.5x13.5 alcohol inks on white freezer/deli paper done a few days ago using only two colors for the bloom:  Currant and Eggplant, and two for the green stem and leaves:  Willow and Lettuce.  The stem was put in using the tip of a wooden chopstick as were the leaves.
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Whispering Pink Flower

5.5x8 alcohol ink on Yupo synthetic paper, one of my four demos done today in an all day workshop here in my Big Spring studio.  In this abstract floral, I've used a couple of colors plus Willow green for a stem.
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Fiery Red Flower

6x4 alcohol inks on professional glossy photo paper done recently using only red and green complementary colors.  This abstract contemporary floral can be made into prints in larger sizes.
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Greybeard

9x9 alcohol inks on paper done today as part of all day class on inks.  Beginning with an eye, its outline was sketched in with a cotton tip applicator, then color applied, removed, or changed.  A chopstick was used to add line.  The beard color is Eggplant.
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Ablaze

6x4 alcohol inks on professional photo glossy paper done a few days ago.  In this ink work you can see several layers of hot colors and they seem to be on fire.
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July Jewels

12x9 alcohol inks on paper done last week using only primary colors plus botanical green in this abstract floral design.  You never know how these will look when you start putting inks plus blending solution together.
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All about Orange

7x5 alcohol inks on Yupo synthetic paper, an abstract done last week with only a few colors of orange, yellow, blue-green and green.  To me this resembles the fiery desert environment of cactus, heat, and sun.
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Frilly Indigo Flower

7x5 alcohol inks on Yupo synthetic paper done last week, another in my abstract ink floral series.  With this one I started with Willow, a very pale transparent soft green, added blending solution then Indigo blowing towards the top using canned air.  Lastly the stem was made using an old dried up felt tip marker moistened with Botanical ink and Lime Green ink.  Edges cleaned using 91% alcohol on tip of a cotton swab applicator.  No pencil drawings are done first using this medium.
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Cactus Confusion

4x5 alcohol inks on professional photo paper done yesterday, an abstract arrangement of complementary reds and greens that reminded me of cactus pods and blooms.  Those plants are blooming all over this west Texas area.  Canned air was used to create this abstract work.
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Cactus Call

8x10 alcohol inks on white foamcore board done today on the backside of a failed AI from yesterday.  This reminded me of red cactus flowers blooming right now in town.  Only three colors of ink used here green, yellow and red.
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Inner Beauty ~ alcohol ink floral

18x10 alcohol inks on paper done yesterday after starting it the day before using only two warm colors of Senorita Magenta and Sunbright Yellow inks (Pinata).  Stem was put in with a wooden chopstick, dropping Lime Green and Juniper to its tip then the tip to the paper.  The abstract flower has an inner beauty as the viewer can see into it practically with its transparency.  This could be a parrot tulip or some other bloom.
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Christmas Flower in alcohol inks

6.5x6.5 alcohol inks on paper done this afternoon for a red and green Merry Christmas wish for all of you!
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Internal Flower ~ alcohol inks

8x8 alcohol inks on white foamcore done today.  Since the design was taking the shape of stamens and petals I decided it looked exactly like the inside center of a flower.  The inks are a bit more easily controlled when using foamcore as a substrate or support. Black center tiny shapes were added at the end very carefully.Image COPYRIGHT 2016 Kay Smith.

#InkTober day 20 ~ Iridescent Irises, alcohol inks

7x10.5 alcohol inks on foamcore done today for the 20th day of the month #InkTober challenge.  For each day of October every year artists vow to produce or create one work in ink.  I'm really enjoying the vivid hues of the Pinata and Tim Holtz brands of inks.  These colored shapes reminded me of iris blooms hence the title.  An upcoming demo will be for the West Texas Art Guild in Colorado City using alcohol inks.
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Zebra Head ~ #InkTober day 4

6x4 India ink and alcohol ink on professional photo paper, done for the 4th day of #InkTober, an artists challenge to do one work per day during October in ink and post online and/or to social media.  No predrawing done here, only darks first then brown alcohol ink.
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Firestorm ~ alcohol ink abstract

4x6 alcohol inks on professonal high gloss photo paper done today with repeated applications of the Jacquard Pinata inks.  With alcohol 50% spritzed and dropped on the surface the initial magenta and blue mixed to form a dark purple.  I've let it remain in upper right corner while washing away most of the other abstract pattern as it was too dark.  Some areas simply coagulated then floated off the very slick paper, which are the lights seen.  In those, I dropped yellow then blew the color around with a drinking straw.  Also I used a plastic dropper for finer alcohol spots.
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Poppy Persuasion in alcohol inks

5.5x8.5 alcohol inks on white foamcore done a few days ago, my first experiment with using Pinata inks.  Using a scrap of material I cleaned the surface with rubbing alcohol then spritzed it over, applying paint near the centre.  Tilting it caused the very transparent medium to blend and move.  I put two shades of red and one magenta along with yellow to form the focal point.  Dark blue and black were applied when dry for the stamens.  To me it resembled a poppy, hence the title.  Stay tuned for the second AI, also another floral, but a vivid sunflower.
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