Japanese Garden & The Bridge | 2 Versions | Faber Castell Watercolor Progression | Providence, RI
July 3, 2018 1 Comment
I realized months later that I wish to reveal each of these paintings from the same view, separately, as the singular processes that each were.
Japanese Garden – Faber Castell watercolor pencil progression of the Japanese Tea Garden in Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island
Bridge – Faber Castell watercolor 2nd version same view – pencil progression of the Japanese Tea Garden in Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island
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The first rendition, was this one
the Japanese Garden
Japanese Garden – Faber Castell watercolor pencil progression of the Japanese Tea Garden in Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island
When I returned to complete this one, I merely added some last details for shadows.
I decided right away to start a new one
By the time I finished this one, I decided to never sit there for a painting again.It was really close to the carousal, and the music of the carousal remained in my head – after sitting there this second 5 hours or so – later into the evening.
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bridge proceeding
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the Bridge
Bridge – Faber Castell watercolor 2nd version same view – pencil progression of the Japanese Tea Garden in Roger Williams Park, Providence, Rhode Island
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Your drawings are always amazing, and this one is the best I’ve seen. The final product itself has evolved from sketchy to sublime. (You know how modern scanners can pick up traces of the initial work underneath?) This culmination is a prize for all of your labors. Has it been hiding within you all this time? You have freed all light from greenery. Again, as if it were an Impressionist, see your drawing at arm’s length. Unfocused, then focused, and the details redefine my interpretation of nature.
Thanks for a walk in the garden of your mind! Note that, if a picture is worth a thousand words, yours is also worth countless gentle heartbeats. A great introduction to “Infinite art” for the Japanese and world at large! Back to dreams of Yale for me — like Brian Ferry would sing “…and the bridge, it sighs.” Yours is stunning!