Carne Griffiths

SpeechlessInk and Tea with Alcohol and Graphite on Watercolour Paper   Artist Carne Griffiths created these beautifully messy portraits and featured them in his new show "Invisible Lines". He creates his illustrations with conventional materials like calligraphy ink and graphite but he also drips herbal tea and alcohol on to them.   
In an interview , Griffiths describes why he began working with drinkable liquids. "I had always worked with calligraphy ink and water. It was a glass of brandy that led to the first splash of drinkables on the page, and, like most things I do concerning artwork, it was a chance happening rather than a planned one. Alcohol has a curious effect on ink, taking the colour deep into the paper very quickly - it behaves very differently to water and gives permanence to some inks."
     
Unveil
Ink and Tea with Alcohol and Graphite on Watercolour Paper
Refraction
Ink and Tea with Alcohol and Graphite on Watercolour Paper

Immersed
Ink and Tea with Alcohol and Graphite on Watercolour Paper

Destroyed/Reborn
Ink and Tea with Alcohol and Graphite on Watercolour