Artwork Description:

Title: Ecstacy

Often I have ideas in mind when I start to paint and at other times a painting changes and develops as I paint. Alcohol inks have a mind of their own and I’ve learned to go with the flow. The vibrant and joyful intensity of the colours, bring out the playful side of me. Working with alcohol ink has been amazing therapy for me and taught me much about myself.

This was always going to be an abstract landscape, but I felt it was lacking. I ‘knew’ what could happen when I started adding Pink dots, but these pollen-like dots went beyond what I imagined and the whole thing felt a little surreal. However,  I love the playful sense they bring and a sense of quirkiness.  I’d want to go large with this and make a real statement!

Artist Bio:

I paint vibrant and quirky nature-inspired abstracts, uplifting landscapes, effervescent still lifes, as well as, fantasy worlds, planets and waterscapes. I use primarily alcohol-based inks on Yupo or Nara paper, which is waterproof, enabling the inks to move around. Inks are a fluid medium, although I occasionally branch out into some mixed-media artwork. My art captures moments of joy, peace and reflection in the world around me.