Mixed Media on paper

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This painting is an abstract representation of the ocean. I take my memories of such a scene, deconstruct the components, and rearrange them all back on the paper. Sunlight reflecting of the water, big waves crashing on the white beach. The large cliffs and rocks surrounding the beach. My kids building a dam in a stream where the water flows back in the ocean during low tide. All elements of a beautiful beach scene are there. This beach between Denmark and Walpole in Western Australia truly lived up to it's name, beautiful but dangerous. A force of nature.

Mixed Media on synthetic paper

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Details:
Alcohol ink on 200gsm Nara Paper.
76 x 102 cm
Unframed.
All art comes signed and with a certificate of authenticity.

Materials:

This painting was painted using alcohol inks and acrylics on Nara paper. Nara paper is a special synthetic paper, developed specifically for art. It is non porous, making it very easy for the inks to flow freely. It doesn't absorb fluids, therefor it doesn't buckle. It is very thick, and hard to rip.

Alcohol inks are highly pigmented, alcohol based inks. They can be used like other media like oils, acrylics and watercolors. By layering the inks, and by using different techniques, the artist can create a feeling of depth and flow. The thing that is different about these inks is how unpredictable they are, and to what extend one can control them. Guiding the inks takes a certain level of skill, but also the ability to accept their unruliness. I think that’s why I love them so much!

It is finished with several layers of UV protection and varnish to help prevent fading.