The World of Coloured inks

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Feeling I needed a change today, I've been having fun with acrylic inks.
They dry really quickly which is great if you're using a dip pen but not so much if you want to do a wash.
The painting below was going to be my submission for Illustration Friday but I ended up hating the overworkedness (is that a word?) of it, so I decided it would be better off cut up......ending up with something entirely unexpected.Can you tell what I did?


We went to a really good concert last night. It was the band Elbow. Click HERE if you'd like a quick listen to them.

Comments

genevieve said…
i love your work! so vibrant and energetic. you would be great for children's books :)
11 March 2009 at 16:38
Sandy Mastroni said…
I absolutely LOVE the two faces in your sketchbook .... very cool
and thank you for your [ humble ]
and sweet comment on my blog .
It made me smile ...
I will put your name in the hat.
so glad you stopped by my blog !
nice to meet you Jessie !
11 March 2009 at 17:00
Karen said…
These are great! x
11 March 2009 at 17:44
Danielle Barlow said…
I love what you turned it into!
You saw Elbow? Lucky thing!
11 March 2009 at 21:06
Joanna said…
I like inks but never sadly can get on with them, looks fun cutting endless possiblities it works really well with the line
12 March 2009 at 09:59
Jess said…
Thankyou! :)x
12 March 2009 at 10:15
Rosie said…
They remind me of those paper dolls that you could dress in different outfits. I really liked them. I used to make my own a zillion years ago.
12 March 2009 at 10:46
Amy Gethins Sullivan said…
~WoW~
These are delightful~
I especially love the very "purplely" one~
12 March 2009 at 14:28
Jess said…
Thanks Amy :)
13 March 2009 at 09:19
Cindy said…
Oooh.. I love the dresses...

I just ran across your blog (I'm not even sure from where) and it's very inspiring!
5 April 2009 at 18:39
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