Not much to say about it. I'm glad to have a painting to post. This was a goose at Almansor Park. I liked its reflection. I didn't know it was a Chinese goose until a few minutes ago. I would know so much less without the internet. I find water pretty difficult to render convincingly in watercolor, and that seems ironic. White feathers are beautiful; even more than white flowers, they are luminous and all colors lurk in their shadows.
I like it, and the irony. Was that really how the reflection looked?
ReplyDeleteYes and no. It looked somewhat like that, especially the shape, but I didn't get it right. I decided it would be better to leave it (at some point), because otherwise it would end up looking overworked and scrubbed, which I think is often a worse look than simply wrong.
ReplyDeleteThank you for commenting. The goose was feeling no love. Although maybe I discouraged comments myself with "not much to say about it."
Well, in the Taoist perspective: there's not much to say about anything. Words words. I liked the simplistic approach, and this was quickly one of my favorites. Not sure what render means, but this water looks boss.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Joey!
ReplyDeleteCame back here to look at this wonderful job and congratulate you! Congrats, no wonder this lovely goose won the hearts of the jury!
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