I have no idea how archival it is but it sure stained my fingers! The black is from an ink stick that I ground. I had a lot of fun with this one. Its 8 x 12, ink and berry juice.
Friday, March 21, 2008
Daily Painting 534 Malabar Orchids
I am experimenting again, I have no idea if there are any orchids called Malabar, but there is this spinach called Malabar Spinach. One of the ladies at Heathcote Botanical Gardens gave me some berries from their Malabar Spinach plant. She told me they had made some dye from them and I thought the color was lovely so I mushed up the berries and made this ink out of them. I thought it looked like a super purple for the orchids so here it is.
I have no idea how archival it is but it sure stained my fingers! The black is from an ink stick that I ground. I had a lot of fun with this one. Its 8 x 12, ink and berry juice.
I have no idea how archival it is but it sure stained my fingers! The black is from an ink stick that I ground. I had a lot of fun with this one. Its 8 x 12, ink and berry juice.
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1851 Jetty Morning
Did this awhile ago at the Jetty park here in Fort Pierce. The painting is 12 x 16 inches, oil on canvas panel. It will be at our art sho...
4 comments:
Lori, what a great painting, and how cool to make your own ink!
Thanks Jamie, it was a ton of fun!
Sumi-e right? I like it :)
Thanks Mary, yes its Sumi-e.
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