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small figurative ink painting by gallery juana I've been exploring drawing directly with a sumi stick onto the paper and have completed several new figure and portrait paintings this month and will continue to update my Gallery Juana on Etsy shop throughout September. sumi ink portrait, 9 x 12 inches on paper The portrait above and in the following video was done from my imagination and drawn directly with the sumi stick.  It's available here:  https://galleryjuana.etsy.com/listing/1796379543 The figure in the following video and detail photo below is available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com/listing/1796385669   detail of figure ink painting by gallery juana I love how the mark making remains even when I follow with watercolor and acrylic inks.  The result is a figurative nearly abstract painting of a body seemingly made of metal.  "Sumi ink etches the first movements—a skeletal whisper beneath the skin of acrylic reds, browns, and blacks. It’s a l...

  Gallery Juana figure painting I don't usually give single titles to paintings I complete but the words " the crossing" kept coming to mind as I was painting this figure. The look on the person's face evokes the moment of taking a deep breath as a new milestone is reached yet staying vigilant for what remains ahead of you. About this painting: The block figure has close set eyes, a long nose, salmon colored cheeks and a beard like olive shadow and is dressed in red, set against a yellow and green background. It's a mixed media painting on 9 x 12 paper with under layers of watercolor, pencil, sumi ink and top layers of acrylic inks and paints. It has two layers of satin varnish and is glossy. I have my art works available here: https://galleryjuana.etsy.com