Bean Fairbanks – Seattle, WA

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Bean Fairbanks – Seattle, WA

One of the consequences/opportunities of MS has been that I have had to reinvent myself again & again to maximize my current talents and surmount obstacles, since 1987. I have crafted with charcoal, pen and ink, pastels, acrylic and oils as well as my first love: textile arts.
Recently, a major change in my health confined me to the house for six months in intensive rehab. While I have regained many skills and abilities, I wasn’t sure if I was going to regain enough eye sight and dexterity to do art again.

Thankfully, I discovered alcohol inks. They are vibrant and slightly unpredictable but most importantly, allow me to create art with easy to handle tools like Q-tips, cotton balls, straws and eye droppers. I save the brush work for my “good” days. Starting over, but I see a lot of potential in learning how to paint with alcohol inks.

Fire Flower

In The Deep

Jungle Dreamscape