Fanad Art
@fanad-art
I make art that holds space for calm and contemplation. Connecting us with ourselves, each other and the world. All pictures for sale (except sketchbook images). DM me for details.
Said good bye to this one today - sold from my studio in The Courthouse Creative Hub Bushmills - off to its new home in London. I'm loving exploring the minerality of local red ochre - and how it interacts with my homemade inks..... #mineralink #globallocal #handmade #ink #interiordesign
I'm considering a large piece in this style. This is A4 - paper handmade in India. Water-based ink, with alcohol ink on top, then mineral (red ochre) ink, finally raw mineral pigment (burnt umber & red ochre). All the inks are made by me. #art #homemadeink #workonpaper #botanicart #irishartist.
'Monk and the First Snowfall' I enjoyed experimenting with this - my own inks with powdered red ochre and chalk dust on a canvas board. 25cm x 25cm (29x29 when I frame it tomorrow) £175 #art #meditation #ink #spiritualart #homemadeink
I love this interaction between alcohol ink (mint, indigo, turmeric) and water-based ink (marigold, dandelion, pomegranate). On recycled cotton paper from India. #ink #sustainable #sketchbook #organic #interiordesign
This is a new piece. Diluted acrylics with handmade ochre ink, disrupted with homemade alcohol inks. Powdered pigment & ground chalk on top. Life emerging from stone. On canvas 70 x 50cm Not for sale (yet) Awaiting a frame #inkart #contemporarycollector #interiordesign #irishartist #redochre
I took delivery of this from the framer on Friday. 9 panels, each individually framed, put into a single large frame 70cm x 70cm Inks & diluted acrylics It's called 'We Are Many' Not for sale, though maybe it will be later in the year #contemporaryart #calm #inkart #interiordesign #inkcollector
Monk Alone These are my homemade inks on recycled cotton-waste paper handmade in India. The central rock is mainly Irish red Ochre (from @ocar.ie) It's a different sort of Monk picture, but I like the result very much. A3 #ink #art #workonpaper #spiritualart #contemplativeart
No ideas have excited me in painting for a couple of weeks ago. Then suddenly two demand my attention. Here's me playing with one of them in my sketchbook - adding alcohol ink into handmade mineral (red and yellow ochre) ink. I like it. #art #naturalink #workonpaper #organic #interiordesign
Two more inks: both alcohol-based. Mint is a subtle beige-green. Nettle & Spinach looks green in the bottle, but turns pretty yellow on the paper. #ink #homemade #naturalink #irishartist #botanicart
This is a study in black: ink on handmade, recycled cotton-waste Indian paper. I made it last night as the wind blew hard across Fanad. A3 ( 30cm x 42cm) Available (drop me a message) #inkartwork #workonpaperart #abstractink #calmart #artforthesoul
Today I did a final (probably) study in preparation for a larger black-ink abstract I want to make. I can’t decide whether to use commercial or handmade paper though. I’m leaning towards commercial. But we’ll see… #inkart #inkabstract #workonpaper #contemporaryabstract #ink
Today in my studio I've been playing with Chinese Ink on Indian paper. Both bring something unique to the party..... #sketchbook #ink #handmadepaper #inkabstract #irishartist
I'm giving away free access to a lifetime's work on 'Self-With-Others'. No strings attached. You can read it here and look at the first two instalments in the archive. Like I say, no strings. open.substack.com/pub/johnbrit...
This is homemade water-based Dandelion & Viridian ink with a drop of homemade alcohol-based Turmeric ink. All on handmade Indian paper. It’s beautiful. #ink #handmade #inkabstract #specialitypaper #irishartist
Today I made my first two alcohol-based inks: turmeric (from fresh) and Indigo (from powder). Then I had a play with how they interacted with each other and with some of my homemade water-based ink. This is going to be fun.... #ink #naturalink #homemade #alcoholink #specialistpaper
Today I’ve been making Marigold Ink. It’s a beautiful golden orange. #homemadeink #ink #inkart #specialitypaper #handmade
No title for this yet. Home made ink (including gorse, walnut, coffee, sequoia, pomegranate, avocado, brazilwood and others) Paper - Washi-paper handmade in Nepal 80cm x 52cm Unframed £395 #workonpaper #inkart #specialistpaper #handmadeink #irishartist
Today in my studio I’ve been using my homemade inks on handmade paper from Nepal. Very much looking forward to seeing how this dries overnight. #inkart #inkonpaper #specialistpaper #inkabstract #interiordesign
I loved hanging this outside my studio in The Courthouse, Bushmills last week. It's called 'Koi' - a really vibrant celebration of underwater colour 1 metre x 80cm Water-based ink on handmade, washi-style paper from Nepal. £1,200 #ink #inkabstract #specialitypaper #workonpaper #interiordesign
It's great finally to see 'Jackdaw', newly framed, up on the wall outside my studio in The Courthouse, Bushmills It's roughly 100cm x 70cm Ink on handmade, recycled cotton-rag paper from India. For sale, framed £1200 & shipping #inkart #specialistpaper #workonpaper #handmade #inkcollector
I spent some time calming my mind then asked my home made inks how they would work with shop-bought alcohol inks, on heavy (640gsm), recycled cotton, handmade Indian paper. This is what they told me. #ink #specialistpaper #inkabstract #workonpaper #globallocal
I finished this some months ago - even entered it for an exhibition (it was rejected) Then, a week or two ago, I decided I no longer liked it I like simple, but it felt empty So I did a radical reworking Ink and diluted acrylics on canvas #inkart #acrylicpainting #irishartist #contemporaryart
This is 'Koi'. I painted it a couple of months ago, but only got it back from the framer's yesterday. It's water-based ink on washi-style paper handmade in Nepal. Framed, it measures 95cm x 75cm. It's so alive! #inkart #workonpaper #inkabstract #interiordesign #specialistpaperart
This morning I had to sit and listen to myself on a recording I made recently. Not my favourite pastime. Luckily Monk turned up to keep me company. Ink on handmade paper #ink #contemplative #calm #handmadepaper #irishartist
It's a great pleasure to pack this up to send to its new home. May it bring years of pleasure. Chinese Ink on handmade, recycled cottonrag paper from India #inkart #workonpaper #specialistpaper #artcollector #irishartist
Great to get this framed. Monk made with homemade inks (Oak Gall, Cochineal) on handmade paper from Bhutan. It's part of my growing interest in the Global Local - handmade, artisanal materials from around the world making work beyond borders. #localism #ink #handmade #meditation #contemplative
One of the joys of having a studio alongside other artists is the unexpected sharing. Mark Bonello has the space next door. He just made this bamboo pen. It’s beautiful. So I used this handmade pen on some handmade paper. I love handmade #handmadepaper #artisan #inkart #minimalism #localism