Mixed Media on paper, ready to hang.

Signed certificate of authenticity.

This artwork comes with an external frame

CoraI Coast - Melanie Smolenaars

Details:

Alcohol ink, texture paste and paper quilling on 200gsm Yupo Paper.

44 x 62 x 4 cm.

Framed.

All art comes signed and with a certificate of authenticity.

Description:

Coral Coast is an ode to the beautiful coast line of Western Australia. A beautiful mixture of rugged rocks, crystal clear blue waters with the light reflecting of it, and colorful fish and coral.

This painting was made with ethereal alcohol inks, texture paint with golden pigments and paper quilling added to both the paper and frame.

The artwork is framed and the frame is part of the artwork.

Materials:

This painting was painted using alcohol inks on Yupo paper. Yupo 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.