Ink And Tea Portraits By Carne Griffiths

The Starling – 50x70cm Ink and tea on Bockingford watercolour paper 2015, by Carne Griffiths

Portraits In Ink And Tea By The Super Talented Carne Griffiths

Gathering – 50x70cm Ink and tea on Bockingford watercolour paper 2015, by Carne Griffiths (SOLD)

ABOUT CARNE GRIFFITHS AND PROJECT

Series of new works back to nature in ink and tea, drawn with fountain pen and painted in various blends of tea and alcohol. The works are showing at London Art Fair with Inkd Gallery.

Carne Griffiths’ artwork is born from a love of drawing and the journey of creating an image on the page. Working primarily with calligraphy ink, graphite and liquids, such as tea brandy, vodka and whisky he draws and then manipulates the drawn line. After graduating from Maidstone college of art Carne served an apprenticeship and worked as a gold wire embroidery designer for 12 years, hence floral pattern, repetition and flow play a large part in his work.

Carne’s images explore both human and floral forms, figuratively and in an abstract sense. He is fascinated by the flow of line and the ‘invisible lines’ that connect us to the natural world. These may be considered lines of energy or spiritual connections between ourselves and our surroundings and his work is often an emotional response to images and situations encountered in daily life. These daily images are recorded in a dream like sense onto the page where physical boundaries are no longer important. Carne’s work takes us on a journey of escapism, often focusing on scenes of awe and wonderment, they offer a sense of abandonment to the artist and to the viewer an invitation to share and explore this inner realm.

Works in Progress, an insight into the creation of each piece using liquids such as tea and alcohol.

 The Starling – works in progress

Gathering – Work in progress images

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