ashley cogell

Ink Studies

Macro photography studies of the diffusion of ink-like acrylics through water. On Yupo paper.

Cobalt and teal wisps fanning diagonally across a pale cream ground.
Violet and pink cellular texture with scattered gold flecks and a dark central vein.
Teal fracture lines crossing in an X against a pale mottled ground.
Violet ridge with a feathery cream edge over pale teal, scattered with small bubbles.
Cobalt blue ground scattered with clusters of gold metallic flecks.
Fine gold and silver glitter scattered across a teal-blue diagonal gradient.
A soft blue band drifting between hazy white and pale green, like a horizon.
Indigo rivulets streaming downward through black, dotted with small gold specks.
A glossy pool of deep blue paint with clustered bubbles on a white ground.
Magenta and slate-blue tones divided diagonally, flecked with gold particles.
Dark green feathery strands branching across a lighter green ground.
Turquoise bubbly texture surrounding a pale cloud-like centre, with a cluster of gold flecks.
Deep blue feathery plumes branching against a soft pink and lavender ground.
Teal branching drips trailing across a yellow-green ground.
Fine pale glitter scattered across a blue-white diagonal gradient, with a dark navy corner.
Cobalt blue ground with scattered gold and silver crystalline flecks concentrated near the base.
Deep blue pooling ink with a dark indigo plume and scattered gold flecks.
Teal and green diffusion with a dark branching vein, white in one corner.
Pale grey feathery plume streaking across a near-black ground, scattered with small bubbles.
Magenta fading into teal, scattered with fine gold flecks.
Violet and teal marbled swirl with a dense cluster of gold flecks at centre.
Teal and magenta tones on a dark ground, with scattered bubbles and feathery texture.
A cluster of dark green glossy bubbles against a black ground, with pale reflections.
Cobalt blue ground with iridescent gold sparkle clusters gathered along the upper edge.
Purple and pink fading into teal, with a scatter of gold flecks along the diffusion line.