Landscape Blocks

Experiments with ink

Experimentation with materials is an important part of my practice as an artist, I will often dedicate time during my week to trying out new materials or techniques. Recently I've been using a lot of black ink while working on the illustrations for Doug Karr's novel Dwelling, I wanted to see how I could take that use of black ink into some of my paintings.

I'm working on a new series of work that starts with the application of inks to create monochrome surfaces of pattern, texture and line. Today, I'm sharing with you the first image in that series 'Landscape Blocks'.

I started the process by selecting a piece of paper that already had several ink marks and splatters across it, an off-cut from a previous project.

After masking off 3 areas I began applying black ink to the image, using a selection of mark making and bold line.


Some of the marks on the paper were created by first applying water to the page and then floating small amounts of ink across the water.

Once the water and inks were dry the masking tape was removed to reveal areas of white paper.

'Landscape Blocks'

Ink on paper

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