This was a watercolor based on an image of early morning on Penopscot Bay this last September. The goal was to capture the darkness of morning and pull the light out with a crisp simple lift. I also wanted to capture with direct expressive brushwork the feeling, not the details, of the forward trees.
18×24 watercolor on 140lb arches paper
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Golden milky light
Flows into morning darkness
Awakening the world
Trees come alive and pose like
Statues for a Chinese screen
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To master, capture
Bold intimate brushstrokes first
State essence of tree
Never search for details when
One word, one thought will suffice
Wonderful watercolor!!!!!