River of Fire & Ice

Alcohol ink and gold leaf on Yupo paper (A4)
 
This A4 painting, created with alcohol ink and gold leaf on Yupo paper, is a striking study in contrast and flow. A river of colour — burgundy, turquoise, silver, and soft lilac — cuts diagonally through a richly textured field of radiant gold. The central vein shimmers like a mineral seam, with translucent ink layers bleeding into one another like geological time made visible.
 
The interplay between metallic gold and cool-toned ink creates a dynamic tension: opulence meets movement, stillness meets surge. It feels both ancient and otherworldly — like the cross-section of a dream or the revealed heart of the earth.
 
Alcohol ink and gold leaf on Yupo paper (A4)
Through gilded ground it carves its course,
a river of contrast, fierce and cold.
Turquoise chills meet burgundy heat,
wrapped in whispers of silver light.
Here, fire does not burn—
and ice does not still—
they flow together, forging beauty
in the fracture.