Ink on paper
The kind of monster that hides under the bed.
It looks like me when I started drawing again: paralyzed, hit by the white page syndrome. My hands – and mostly my head – did not remember how to proceed. I was wondering how to get out of that impasse when I remembered the inkblot technique. It is used in psychoanalysis but it can also give you a hand in terms of creativity!
My adapted method (or absence of it!) is simple: you wet the paper, drop big or small amounts of ink and see what happens.
I sometimes find a beast hiding somewhere: bird, bear, fish… If not, I just play around with the shape, add texture and try to give it depth by adding or subtracting ink (wet the paper in some areas and dab gently with an absorbent paper). Working white on black is also permitted!
I’ve been “inking” this way for a few months. I can now control a little part of what happens by using more or less water on the paper or by directing the brush a certain way when I drop the ink, but my subconscious still do most of the work. And that’s fine that way. For now.
I will leave you with a few pictures from around where I live (the forest at the back and the small lake in front of our house).
Have a good weekend!
J’adore tes dessins!
Vivement *Etsy* ma Suppe!
Quelle magnifiques photos!
La nature se fait belle pour toi ma Suppe!
Merci!
Merci de nous faire partager tes magnifiques créations, c’est vivement inspirant…
Merci Maryse!
J’aime toujours autant tes petits monstres. Et ces 3 photos sont absolument MAGNIFIQUES!
Merci à vous!
Hi! came to you thru Carla and her new book! loved seeing your creatures. they are wonderful! and yes I’d love to win her new book! I have her last one and have enjoyed it as my evening class in drawing!
Chère Julie,
Je trouve tes dessins beaux et émouvants.
Bravo,
Françoise