watercolor 49 13 x 20”
DETAIL
3:47 PM: along the same lines, watercolor 49 contains a minimum of descriptive elements and harkens back to the aesthetic of 18th c. master calligrapher/painter taiga and his buddies. painting stillness is what it’s about, these water-worn, subtly colored rocks are martyrs to many forms of animal and plant life. we may well be the most perplexing to them. are we searching for food? thirsty for water? looking for a place to lay our heads? or are we just passing through?
watercolor 48 13 x 20”
DETAIL
12:33 PM: today it struck me that the magic of the creek and the rocks might be best expressed with a lighter touch. watercolor 48 is the first expression of this.
my fan brushes were used exclusively for this one, which allowed for greater freedom and less specificity, as well as providing a natural solution for the marks indicating reflections in water.