Linda Beard "A Little Bit Alcohol, A Little Bit Water" in Gallery II

Linda says, “Working with alcohol ink and watercolor on small pieces were fun to do.   The free flow of the media on each piece makes you wonder what the art will become.  Learning to manipulate the alcohol ink through air force, either using a straw or an air brush to create the image.

Along with watercolor using different methods to achieve the effect that you need.   The use of salt, plastic wrap or even alcohol, having fun with the paints and let your imagination go.

Not wasting any watercolor paper, small pieces can be used to float the art on the mat and that’s where the framing talent comes in to play making something out of a small piece of scrap.

Along with the alcohol ink, I tried different surfaces from glass shelves, washers (necklace), PVC pipe, mosaic tile, and a mask.  Trying the different color combinations and adding gold to the mixture to give it the rich look.

I’m always looking for new and different ways to do each medium and how to frame each for a different look.”