Florence Before
Florence After
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After I completed Florence, I put her away for a few days. When I looked at her again with fresh eyes, I thought she needed a little “pick-me-up” of some kind.
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A soft-edged, subtle, background, diagonal wash…
seemed to help .
I’m a big believer in a limited palette and enjoy working with primary triads: red, yellow and blue. Here I’ve used, thalo blue, vermilion and gamboge with Dr. Ph. Martin’s Hydrus Fine Art Watercolor. Experiment to find your own favorite primary combinations. Amaze your friends with the unique colors you create.
It’s up to you if you tell them what you used
Asciepias Tuberosa, Butterfly-Weed,
Native to NC, Monarch Host Plant
Witness, hungry-hungry caterpillars, munching away…
The chrysalis transformation stage…
Pre-first flight quality time. Awesome.
And share the experience
Flower Power No. 1, 5x7
Alcohol Ink on Yupo
By June Rollins©
Flower Power No. 2, 5x5, Alcohol Ink on Yupo
By June Rollins©
Flower Power No. 3, 5x5, Alcohol Ink on Yupo
By June Rollins©
Flower Power No. 7, 5x5, Alcohol Ink on Yupo
By June Rollins©
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This white cow was last seen leaving Second Street Gallery, 130 South Second St., Albemarle, NC on or around Thu., Sept. 1 en route to Jacksonville, AL via USPS.
All are anxiously wringing their hands to her whereabouts: the gallery owner who escorted White Cow safely to the US Post Office, the art buyer who made the investment in White Cow and the artist, who may be called upon to reproduce White Cow 
Now, of course we are referring to the watercolor of White Cow and not the model herself. Who, the last time I looked, was contentedly grazing in her pasture near City Municipal Pond on Hwy 642 in Anson County, blissfully unaware of all the hullabaloo surrounding her lovely visage.
I had to make sure she was still there in case…wish me luck if I need to persuade her to agree to another photo shoot…
I’d like you to meet the instructor that introduced me to alcohol inks, Karen Walker. Here we are on August 24, 2009 during that initial workshop at Artists League of the Sandhills in Aberdeen, NC, an hour from where I live. I remember feeling like a kid in a candy store:)
The morning session of our class was devoted to becoming familiar with the many ink colors and how they responded on Yupo, a 100% recyclable, tree-free synthetic paper.
I loved getting to know this highly unpredictable, extremely responsive, unconventional medium. It was just amazing how a variety of interesting shapes, textures and edges seemed to appear on their own with very little effort on my part.
During the afternoon portion of our class Karen introduced and demonstrated methods for creating more representational paintings. Out came tiny brushes and a variety of products, purchased from the cosmetic aisle, to lift paint.
All around me, my fellow class members were creating lovely representational works, from sunflowers to butterflies and even a drummer marching in a parade.
But, I was in awe with what the medium wanted to do on it’s own. Other than a simple generic flower shape I lifted out with a cotton ball,
(can you believe it?). I just couldn’t go into these almost effortless creations and begin to manipulate. To me, it felt like, I would be ruining them.
Maybe, I was just hyper-skittish because of the disasters I’ve experienced from overworking watercolors. Or maybe because I’ve been so intentional in my other paintings, I just wanted to play. Needed to play.
Whatever the reason, my inner child relished being an uninhibited, abstract artist, at least for the day. And our instructor was sensitive enough to affirm my explorations. After all, I was not doing what the teacher said. Shame on me.
Afterwards, I continued to explore alcohol inks. Gradually, out of a spirit of play and experimentation, a Dreamscape theme emerged and I began getting requests to teach.
Out of respect to my instructor, I contacted Karen, to see if she would like to teach outside her immediate area. She gave me her blessing, encouraging me to go ahead, saying my method of using the inks was different from hers.
Dreamscaping is a drop and guide approach without the use of brushes. But it is possible to achieve fascinating, representational alcohol inks with brushes, as Karen teaches in her workshops.
To see how Karen uses alcohol inks and find out about her online classes, visit: Karen’s Ink Painting Blog
Take an inside look into the world of Dreamscaping with Alcohol Inks, an unconventional, highly fluid, forgiving medium with the look of stained glass.
Dreamscapes are created out of an intuitive place without the use of brushes or a pre-planned sketch. A great way to get in touch with your right-brained inner artist.
The next Dreamscaping with Alcohol Inks Workshop is Mon., August 22 at Mint Hill Arts from 9am-12pm.
Min. of 8 required to have class. For more details and to register, visit Mint Hill Arts
Come explore new worlds with Dreamscaping.
Great for beginners and experienced artists who want to loosen-up
- Emerson
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