Concentric
by KC Pollak
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11.000 x 8.500 inches
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Title
Concentric
Artist
KC Pollak
Medium
Painting - Alcohol Ink On Kirkland Photo Paper
Description
Concentric started out as concentric circles in the center. That was the plan for this one. Just circles and creating abstract art with them. As you can see, it went in a totally different direction. I typically use the non-shiny side of Kirkland photo paper. Unlike other photo papers, it does not have the watermark of its maker on the back, which makes it perfect for alcohol ink. However, in this instance I decided to use the shiny side and experiment with some things. The MOST interesting thing in all of this is I only used one color for this entire piece. That color is called ‘Stonewashed’ by Ranger Adironkak. Their pigments often break down into the other pigments that were created to make them. In most cases I love this. When I need a solid pigment, I have other brands that don’t break up. But what’s even more amazing is that on the shiny side of photo paper the pigments broke out in extremely interesting and unexpected ways. Very dynamic colors just blasted out of the original ink from the bottle. Absolutely fascinating. I also typically don’t use the shiny side because the ink does not flow well. Once it’s down and dry it doesn’t move much, if any. And alcohol ink is meant to move and flow. But I was experimenting. I didn’t want the ink to flow and obliterate other lines. I wanted some of my lines to stay put and be intentional. I used a piece of an acrylic panel and put ink and grain alcohol (The normal 99% isopropyl is unavailable at stores and online due to COVID-19 … so I use 190 proof grain alcohol for my work now) with some ink mixed in and then set the acrylic panel down for a few minutes. I then pulled it up and got saturated, hard lines around the edges and softer flows of color in the middle. I repeated this several times to get the composition you see here. I absolutely love how this one ink broke up into so many pigments (teal,purple, pink, and red). It makes me wonder what the other inks will do. So, off I go to experiment some more. Hope you enjoy this very joyful piece. It was joyful to create and opened up a world of new surprises I never knew were there. I guess that’s why it’s a surprise. Enjoy!
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August 3rd, 2020
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