Title: Facetime Friends 2020. This is one of a series of small-format paintings that I did about my quarantine days while I spoke to them on Facetime and Zoom.
Signed in front and dated titled and signed in the back.
Size: 4x6 inches
I created a unique process where I paint by hand directly into different types of blank photo papers using water color inks and some other unconventional household chemicals to create reactions that are instantly register in the paper. The movement of the water makes the inks travel on the paper leaving a physical mark with the same fluidity of nature. The result is an image that cannot be recreated by the human hand.
I don't use a camera digital printer or any other form of reproduction.
Each painting is one of a kind.
Intrigued? I invite you to watch my video clips for a visual understanding of the medium that I am working with. My use of unusual materials and chemicals makes ts process very complicated to explain and I find it easier to relay on the viewer watcng some of my videos.
Jose Tonito making "Formations".Panting with inks on paper. - YouTube
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Magic Watercolor! The art of Jose Tonito. - YouTube
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Jose Tonito painting with a bubble. Watercolor exercise using inkjet photo paper and inks. - YouTube
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