Creating images based on experiments with water in its liquid state(FMP)

 

I have cropped the images of  water drops out of the photographs I took previously, while experimenting with a liquid state of water. I managed to combine them into the composition. It reminds me of natural semiprecious stones Agates.See pictures below:

A like exploring the water; it gives such  a colourful picture and always unpredictable! A lot to explore yet!

Experiments with water in its liquid state(FMP)

I investigated the behaviour of the water sample applied on the coloured surface of paper.I have been taking photographs right after applying the same amount of water,15 minutes later and 30 minutes later. It would be hard to believe, but water sample from the jar with a dolphin image seems to be spread almost immediately on the surface of paper, in a  shape that more or less reminds  of a fish or of a sea creature.The water straight out of the tap does not take such a shape and stays on the surface more or less as it is for quite a while.
Also I discovered that water sample I was investigating spreads better on the blue surface or towards the blue colour, compare to other coloured surfaces.
I left a pieces of paper with different samples of water to observe them later, when the water will be absorbed by the paper and I could see the finished pattern completed by water. I used the “Aquatone” pencils to apply the different colours on the paper surface.The paper comes from a  drawing pad; it is thick enough  to keep the water on its surface.
I know I cannot provide the high purity of the experiment, but it does worth to try, in terms of generating ideas and exploring the nature of water in artistic way and pattern wise.
The photographs below represent the range of experimental work that has been done with water sample, which I kept in the jar with attached picture of dolphin for 24 hours:
The sample of water just out of the tap gives slightly different picture:
The water sample out of  “dolphin jar” behaves more actively compare to the water sample just out of tap. It is controversial but very interesting!

Observational experiments with water in terms of getting ideas for visual outcomes

Video footages of the experiment:

The next stage of my investigation is to explore the pattern of a frozen water sample under the microscope. It is exciting!

Creating images based on experiments with boiling water(FMP)

These images were developed further digitally:
I completed a research [https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=the+chemistry+of+water&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aI7pUryyPNCQhQeg14H4CA&sqi=2&ved=0CEYQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=934#imgdii=_] on symbols and chemistry of water, which gave me an idea of connecting one element of design to another and choosing the shape for those elements of design:

Experiments with water samples in three different states (FMP)

Experiment with water sample that brought to boil

I attached the cut-out picture of dolphin to the jar filled up with ordinary tap water. I kept it on the window ledge for a while and then brought to boil in the pan covered by photo paper, instead of lid. I left the photo paper on the top of the pan from the very beginning of the experimental boiling and for 5 minutes after the water started boiling. The steam was penetrating the paper. After that I applied on the processed paper a tint of sunflower oil and left for a few minutes. When the oil gone through the photo paper, I put the picture against the window glass and photographed it. This is what I‘v got:
The picture below shows the result of experiment with the water sample from the clear jar without a picture of dolphin:

For the picture below I used just a sample of water in a clear jar. I extracted 20 ml of the water sample and placed it on the top of the photo paper (other side of the photo paper),while the rest of the water was boiling underneath it. See the pictures of two different samples of water below:
The edge of the paper was burned  due to the side effect of the experiment (nearly cut a fire,do not try it on your own at home!)
However, there is a positive thing! The area of the paper penetrated by boiling water is not absorbing the oil applied immediately after the experimental boiling. So, it gives the picture of the evaporated water that gone through the paper.
I took the video of the boiling water with added  colouring to see how the colour spreads over. See the video below:

Development work by Olga Borisova

I will complete some more experiments for sure,and to see the differences or similarities of the pattern. Also I will look at it under the microscope.The applied oil will allow  me to see through the paper with microscope.