My Process
Alcohol Ink is one of the hardest medium I have ever worked with, as another artist said to me 'trying to control the uncontrollable'. It's taken to heart on a daily basis.
I love working with ink and the organic movement creating my painting with air and heat. They blend wonderfully, but also challenge you by turning into to a muddy mess rapidly. It forces you to listen to the ink and isopropyl alcohol.
My work is created on a synthetic paper or a specialty prepared canvas. Canvases are coated with 3 coats of gesso, sanding inbetween each coat. Then medium and alcohol ink primer are mixed and poured over the canvases to create a smoothest canvas possible. Smooth is the key to allow the free movement of the ink.
Once I have completed a painting and it's dried they are sealed with a archival quality varnish/UV with 6 coats.
Process
