Shane McAdam's Ballpoint Pen Paintings

Not all of the works of Shane McAdams are as abstract as the two above but from this gallery I can tell that the simpler he keeps things, the more it appeals to me. The process of creation is pretty mindblowing.

McAdams takes ink from the pen cartridges and pours them onto the canvas surface, blowing on the ink to create the streaks of color. But the experimental nature of his works doesn’t stop there. He then subjects his works to the powerful lights of a tanning salon which cause a chemical reaction to the pen ink which then creates the tie dyed streaked effect.

Thanks to Beautiful/Decay for the heads up and rundown.