Ryan Hastings

Bolster 2022

Bolster, the finished painting

14 x 11 in · Hibiscus tea, coffee, sand, acrylic paint, white paint pen

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Process

01 Step 1: Testing out a leaf and some ink.
Testing out a leaf and some ink.
02 Step 2: Used boiled hibiscus, coffee, and sand to start layering texture.
Used boiled hibiscus, coffee, and sand to start layering texture.
03 Step 3: Coffee gave it a nice warm color. The hibiscus dried into a lavender.
Coffee gave it a nice warm color. The hibiscus dried into a lavender.
04 05 Step 5: The next day I used my iPad to sketch myself on top. Step 4: I took a set of self-portraits that day in Puerto Escondido, December 23, 2022.
I took a set of self-portraits that day in Puerto Escondido, December 23, 2022.
The next day I used my iPad to sketch myself on top.