Work samples

  • abstract
    abstract
    alcohol ink on yupo 5x5 in
  • Northern Lights
    Northern Lights
    alcohol ink on yupo 4x4.5 in
  • Dreaming Tree
    Dreaming Tree
    photograph blended with alcohol ink painting
  • cliffs in starlight
    cliffs in starlight

About Heather

I started my artistic journey when my husband gave me a small watercolor set for Christmas one year. I took a few classes, and have used painting as a way to relax and play with color and shape. 
A few years ago, I came across alcohol ink art online - who knows how I found it! - and love the richness of the colors and the totally unexpected things that can happen with this medium. 
I also love taking photographs of nature and enhancing them digitally to create unique artistic… more

alcohol ink landscapes

  • magical ocean
    magical ocean
  • peaceful ocean
    peaceful ocean
  • sunset over the bay
    sunset over the bay
  • distant mountain
    distant mountain
    3.5x5.5 inches
  • landscape in orange and blue
    landscape in orange and blue
  • happiness
    happiness
  • Mendocino Sunrise
    Mendocino Sunrise
    4x4.5 inch alcohol ink on yupo
  • night skies
    night skies
    3x6 inches
  • stars over the bay
    stars over the bay
  • meet me there
    meet me there

iPhone art

digitally enhanced photos of the beauty and mystery that surround us.

  • autumn
    autumn
  • Ice circles on Lake Elkhorn
    Ice circles on Lake Elkhorn
  • spring promise
    spring promise
  • daffodil magic
    daffodil magic
  • wow!
    wow!
  • heron contemplation
    heron contemplation
  • algae bloom
    algae bloom
  • bird in late spring snow
    bird in late spring snow
  • Northern Cascade wonder
    Northern Cascade wonder
  • New York city street
    New York city street

alcohol ink skies

  • wild winds over the desert
    wild winds over the desert
  • arctic morning
    arctic morning
  • celestial event
    celestial event
  • purple moon
    purple moon
  • awe!
    awe!
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    IMG_6163.jpeg
  • distant sea
    distant sea
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • sunrise
    sunrise
    alcohol ink on yupo
  •  alcohol ink on yupo
    alcohol ink on yupo
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    IMG_9727.jpeg
    alcohol ink on yupo 4.5/6"

abstract alcohol ink

  • purple skies
    purple skies
  • dark wonder
    dark wonder
  • hidden cave
    hidden cave
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    Scan 4.jpeg
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    IMG_7337.jpeg
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    IMG_8912.jpeg
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    IMG_5853.jpeg
  • butterfly wings
    butterfly wings
    alcohol ink on yupo

just for fun

  • secret place
    secret place
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • wild seas
    wild seas
    alcohol ink on yupo

spring 2020 alcohol ink paintings

  • hidden paradise
    hidden paradise
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • Snowy peaks
    Snowy peaks
  • Dreaming of Cherry Blossoms
    Dreaming of Cherry Blossoms
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • canyonlands
    canyonlands
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • Copper mountains
    Copper mountains
    alcohol ink on yupo
  • desert sunset
    desert sunset
    digitally enhanced alcohol ink painting 5/7"
  • crystal seas
    crystal seas
    alcohol ink on yupo 5.5/7"
  • stormy skies
    stormy skies
    alcohol ink on yupo 5.5/7"
  • evening over the bay
    evening over the bay
    alcohol ink on yupo 6/9"
  • gentle afternoon
    gentle afternoon
    alcohol ink 4.5/6"

Photography

  • morning
    morning
  • dreamscape
    dreamscape
  • dawn
    dawn
  • the rocky shore of Ile D'Orleans
    the rocky shore of Ile D'Orleans

watercolor

  • Saguenay river, Quebec
    Saguenay river, Quebec
  • woman in the woods
    woman in the woods

    Watercolor on yupo paper- this is one of those paintings that emerges if you don't have a plan! 

  • path through the woods
    path through the woods
  • flowers
    flowers