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I was needing to blow off some steam tonight, so I jumped into painting on some bristol since I did not have a board readily available. I have been trying to figure out different techniques I can use when working with my lines and bringing in color and working with paint, etc. I actually really like where this one is going. I started off with just a layer of different color really thin, then laid down a bunch of ink lines, then piled some really thick layers of paint on top of that. Then quickly using the back of my pen I drew in lines as I normally do but had to work really fast before everything dried. What was interesting is the lines revealed the layers of paint underneath them creating a really neat affect when studied closely.

Don’t expect me to be doing these everyday. They take around 4-7 hours each, but I did two in a row because I am really enjoying this new technique using a traditional inkwell pen on bristol. I did mess this one up because I had an ink spill accidentally but I think it might add a little character so if you see more ink spills then just take it as being part of the process of doing these that it sometimes happens. Hope you enjoy.