Chelsea Rudie (Maple Grove, MN) has been painting with alcohol inks since 2018. She began painting following the unexpected passing of her mother, also an artist. She inherited her mother’s artworks and supplies, and worked through her grief creating beautiful art with her mother’s alcohol inks.
Chelsea’s art is inspired by the beauty of nature and colors, using bold combinations and negative-space to present the known in novel ways. Chelsea uses different methods, including pencil and pen drawing filled in with ink, as well as manipulating inks using an airbrush and isopropyl alcohol to encourage movement.