All Inked Up – in the forest

I’m all inked up.

Ready for the forest mists!

 

Why Ink?

Judith at artistcoveries.wordpress.com   suggested I join in for some Ink creations today.

I don’t think there was a Theme or Topic… so I invented my own.

 

Which Ink?

With a wide assortment of ink colors in the studio (black, blue, white, purple, brown, green)  I decided to go with a warm burnt sienna brown ink.   I just didn’t feel much like black. Or blue, or green.

 

 

 

My first  splash, dribbled everywhere.

But did make some fun patterns.

 

Then I reread the verse I’d written about Forests….  in yesterday’s post Cobalt Teal Glacial River.

And thought for a little while.

 

 

 

How to Ink?

Process

• Using the same brown ink, but dampening the paper first this time.
• I applied the ink with a skewer, lengthwise.
• I thought this made excellent shapes for the gigantic towering fir tree trunks.
• Making them look like the skyscraper tall sizes they were.
• The tip of the skewer, was used to create boughs and branches.

 

 

 

Results and Purposes 

I found these ink creations to be:

 

Imaginative.

Fun. Playful.  Loose. Free.

 

And, bonus –   they tied in wonderfully to the Forest post and painting I had just finished!

 

 

 

Inks really can be super creative, used in many different ways.

Not just, for ‘drawing.’

 

For fun,  try spritzing a fine spray of water on the paper…. then use a toothbrush to splash inks on.

Watch the inks dissolve and melt into the dampened areas.

Grab a new color of ink and flick more on.

Have fun!