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Wednesday, October 4, 2017

Watercolor study of Ring Billed Gull


Welcome. Hi everybody.

I am such a great fan of shorebirds, gulls especially. I love their subtle tones, how they play against the backdrop of the sea on gray day or splashed with sunlight. Their community-flock behavior, content to be among their own.

Sometimes it is a simple thing that is the most beautiful. The subtle grays, just a slight counterpoint of yellow, a deliberate use of minimal detail make this a lovely watercolor that looks like it just fell of the brush. I like the variation of the outer edge, controlled but not straight edged.


All of these elements give this study a fresh feeling, like there is air in it and around it.

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All art © 2017 Alan Phillips





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