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.
