“The whole essence of good drawing – and of good thinking, perhaps – is to work a subject down to the simplest form possible and still have it believable for what it is meant to be.”
— Chuck Jones
W&N watercolour on Bockingford 300gms
After the winter veld fires and now that we've had our first summer rains, the landscape is once again turning green and we have an unobstructed view towards the Magaliesberg Mountains in the distance.
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Love this loose and expressive sketch. Beauty abounds. :)
ReplyDeletethanks ever so much Serena, appreciate your lovely words!
DeleteThat is a really intriguing quote! Your painting does just that... brings out the beauty of the fence posts and the grasses and the overall mood of this place on this day... It's so artistically painted. Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteAaah, thank you for your kind words Katherine, really appreciate that!
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