White Ravens

White Ravens

 - another study!

8x10 watercolor on Yes canvas

Artist Note.

I am trying to paint something 

I see in my imagination.

I am using the Yes canvas 

because I can lift and scrub

 as long as I use 

non-staining paint.

I like the strong shapes of the 

Ravens reversed into white

against the dark background.

I want to capture 

what I see when the birds 

are moving

in between the

grasses or branches 

when they visit the pond. 

This  is almost what I am after.

Now I have to try it with oils.

I have been painting Ravens

in gouache to get familiar

with their shapes before painting 

them in oil.

I want them to look like Ravens, 

but not in a photographic way.

I found

it more difficult to paint

 the white ravens

and the pink one below

I think it was because I was 

forced to see them 

in a different way.

Every exploration leads to 

a discovery.