On a late lunch break I sat down in Coffee Park feeling a little exhausted from the trip and first week back at work which had hundreds of emails and things to catch up on! While feeling unsure about if I wanted to paint anything at all, a seagull soared high in the sky, seemingly above the clouds. It quickly dipped out of view. From memory, I captured the image using a simple negative painting technique. First I applied water to the while paper, except for the shape of the seagull. Then I quickly painted in blue (PB15) and a dilute blue-green mix (PB15 + PG7) towards the bottom. By controlling the moisture properly, it left a decent bird-shaped outline high in the sky, and a blue - cyan transition in the sky. Then, using one of the several rags (old cut up t shirts) I bring on location, I blotted our the lower cloud shapes, and added subtle purple shadows. Although it is one of the simplest paintings I have made on location, possible ever, it seems to bring joy and an breezy pleasantness.
A Seagull Flying, watercolour 5 x 7" cold press, May 2023 (No. 3461a)
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