having fun with chromatography - having fun with ink

Day 3 at the ASOC Summer Art Experience and it's ink day.

Drawing with Parker Quink black ink (it doesn't work with blue ink) and then applying water allows for chromatography to work its magic. See how spreads out to yellow and blue shades.

Ink drawing of Jools. Example of chromatography.

A range of different tools was used for applying ink to paper today. Brushes, twigs, pens, bamboo and fingers. Using a pipette allowed me to channel my inner Ralph Steadman ...

Applying ink with a pipette allowed mr to channel my inner Ralph Steadman

... the pipette also allowed me to channel my inner Magritte:

It was a fun, if messy, day ...