What is this? - Acrylic Ink on Watercolour Paper

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This is a recent painting I did for Painting About Com's July Painting Project.
But before I tell you all more about it, I'd love some comment on what you all think it might be...
Just a little bit of research to see what different views people have of this painting...
Hit the "comments" link below this post to let me know.
Thanks very much...



Well, that was the painting... Now for the inspiration of it...
It was taken from this Google Earth image and from browsing Google Earth of this place in the north west of South Africa.

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Ink Flow

Another ink doodle that I like and since some of my other paintings have been relegated to the definition of 'practice runs' - it is here...


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Bright Ink

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wet in wet - acrylic ink

There's something quite therapeutic about swirling pigment around a watery parchment...

No set rules to follow - it evolves naturally and takes on an abstract quality.
I'm amazed how the tiniest drop of coloured ink can expand from deep intensity to bright and even flow of colour. The real excitement for me is when another colour is added and given a slight guiding stroke or three with the tip of my paintbrush - then watching how it all evolves...

Using the three primary colours - this is the result.

I'm having fun with ink and water at the moment - building up to gaining confidence to tackle a large watercolour landscape.


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Glowing Ink - Flowers

This one was a mission.
I found the simple drawing on artpaper I did well over two years ago, so decided to fill in the gaps with colour...
Having been out of practice with 'ink flow' it was all going sour and I had to use a lot of ink to cover up my 'mistakes' - with the result that the background is quite dark.
I like how the flowers seem to glow but don't want to do any more with it in case it totally ruins...
I have a black mat around it on the wall which looks OK...

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Flowers Abstract - Acrylic Ink

This painting seems to hover with nothing being grounded but I like it...might do another one and see how it varies...



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Ink Flowers 3 colours

Using Red, Yellow, Blue ink - this was the result


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Flowers - acrylic ink

Same three colours, this time using black ink with a rigger brush to add bold definition.
I can hear my art teacher at school saying black should be avoided, but here I think it works...



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Abstract - acrylic ink painting

This was fun - doodling with other ink colours and water...
At first I didn't like it but it's grown on me.



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