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 landscape of
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