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| Brown eggs watercolor 13 x 9.5 |
One of my spring rituals is to paint eggs...'tis the season!
This year I decided to paint brown eggs, which is a bit easier than painting the subtle shading and reflecting that occurs with white ones. Although the scale of the eggs is a bit larger than in reality, I still enjoy this painting as it is, to me, the quintessential watercolor painting, i.e. the use of savored whites and the splashiness of application. In order to accomplish this, I have had to let go of perfection by resisting the urges to smooth over brush strokes and to generalize the patterning on the bowl.
Distinct realism is difficult to release.
I like brush strokes so very much.
Simplification.
I enjoy this work.
