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Alcohol inks and mixed media at Poirier Library Lounge, Coquitlam Public Library
The circumstances of the last few years have kept me mostly home and able to enjoy working in my flower garden. A small forest sits behind my garden, and in the spring and summer, the forest is filled with songbirds ready to feed on wild cherries and salmon berries. In my garden below is an abundance of flowers dressed in rich colours that inspire me to paint. The vibrancy and fluidity of alcohol inks replicate the colour and delicacy of the blossoms and fluttering leaves of the trees through the seasons, which fills me with joy!
I start my work with an abstract flow of ink colours, then I pull out the flora and foliage to express the beauty of nature around me. I love to play by intermingling the realism of the flowers with stamps, collage and acrylic pen to make the paintings sing!
Website: francisfriesen.com
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