Alcohol Ink Paintings On Ceramic Tiles

***UPDATE BELOW

Well well well, look what else I found to paint on with inks! These are just basic 6x6" white glazed tiles that I picked up in hopes of them working with inks! They have a glossy surface, so my thinking was ...yeah it should work!

It worked SUPER, and I was really surprised to see that it was as easy to work with as using Yupo paper, which is very expensive. You do have to seal these first with a varnish and then a high gloss UV protection finish.

I opted to leave the backs plain for now...but added little felt circles on the back to prevent them from scratching any surface. Another AI Artist suggested that I try cork backings or frames. Thought that was a great idea, so I ordered some sample wooden tile frames this week - I have a feeling I'm really going to like them. I'll post a picture when they come in!

Original Hand Painted Ceramic Tiles

***8/17 Update: Check out my newest blog post, I've started using RESIN, Seals, protects from water, can use hot cups 120F,  Has built in UV protection. Testing it now and the results so far have been FAB!

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Day 30 "Protector" Rooster Alcohol Ink Painting

"ROOSTER"

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Day 30 "Protector"

Last day of the 30 Day Painting Challenge, and I've had so much fun! To finish it off I painted a rooster. It symbolizes protection, courage and also is associated with kindness as it cares for the chickens. 

He's a colorful bird!

5x7" Price $45 - https://www.etsy.com/listing/177400213/rooster-protector-original-alcohol-ink

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Day 26 "Serenity" Monarch Butterfly

"Serenity"
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Managed a very peaceful and calming Monarch butterfly painting yesterday.  It's always a slight challenge for me to paint on the weekends because I love to spend it with my family and friends. 

Guess the spring fever has hit me early, ready for the flowers...maybe I should head back to Florida just a little longer? This has been a really cold winter here in Maine, as I type it's only a whopping 11 degrees out there. The wind is blowing and howling, can't imagine the temp with the windchill factor!

Since we moved into our 900 sq ft tiny home we've decided we need to get a wood stove, our oil bill is horrendous, can't imagine how folks with bigger homes do it!

Stay Warm! :)

Day 25 of 30 in 30 Challenge "Easy to Spot" Cardinal

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Guess what....using some of my new ink colors today, very exciting! This Cardinal was painted with Raisin, purple twilight, and Meadow Green. Funny, when I first started with the inks I really had a hard time manipulating them but after some practice and "sticking with it", it's become very rewarding.

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Day 20 "Tufted Coquette"

Tried a very different approach using Alcohol Inks this time with a bird. Here is my Tufted Coquette. This has been a challenge with AI! Thanks for sharing the photo Paint Colorful Birds for Fun!

"Tufted Coquette"

 

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Day 8 Resting Mallard Duck

Day 8 of 30 paintings in 30 Days

Rolling along on Day 8 of the second 30 day challenge in 2 months...and it has really become second nature for me to paint daily. The only problem for me is coming up with things to paint, so the PMP (paint my photo) site has been great for me. I found this beautiful Mallard Duck by Nicola B as my reference photo.

Really trying to work on my wet on wet technique since I tend to want to paint every feather I see!

  "Resting Mallard Duck" 

$100

  5x7" Watercolor on 140 Cold Press
Special thanks to Nicola B for the Reference photo.

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Moody Deep Artist Today - My Mind At Work

Today was a frustrating painting day for me - but my mood came through my canvas eventually. You may love it, you may hate it, or you may just nothing it....but here is my mind at work. This was my process on just one painting...through many stages today.

Abstracts, when all fails, is my go to medium. I just love playing with the shapes and colors. I have to be in the mood for it but sometimes it just happens. It is a way to express your feeling, mood and emotion....the perfect outlet.

Today I felt like that moody deep artist....with something to prove to myself ! This was the kind of work I did about 7 years ago, before I started with watercolors.  For me acrylics are much easier to use than watercolor when creating abstracts. I like the way the acrylic brush strokes feel.... stronger  and bolder.

"PRISM"

8x8 Acrylic on Claybord with 2" Wooden Cradle.

 

Here are my progress steps during the day. Had a lot of fun with it, once I got past "TRYING" to paint the boat.

When I posted it on facebook I received the funniest comment... Comment: "Quite a journey... I'm guessing that dang boat got you pretty ticked!"  Me: "Looks a bit stressed huh? Should have named it CAN YOU FIND THE BOAT?"

What I started with, is definitely not what I had planned!

~Happy Painting! 

Hand Painted Watercolor Bookmark

Worked on some hand painted watercolor bookmarks yesterday. The picture needs to be changed out on etsy, but I wanted to get them up there quickly because I have a watercolor workshop today. I'm rushing....not good, but it is what it is.

These are so much fun to paint. Each little bookmark is  hand painted and cut separately so no two are exactly alike.

Paper books are still an important part of our culture - everyone still needs a bookmark right?

These would be a great idea for the work shops....hmmm, maybe we'll add these to our PartyPainter  scene options!

$4.95 each

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