Tag: watercolor
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Paint the lotus season. Rinse. Repeat.
I have been meaning to do this for a while, but somehow I was always in the wrong place at the right time of year. Recording the development of the lotus season from a single place in Zurich – the small pond of the Old Botanical Garden.
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A rainy day, at level with the treecreeper behind brushed green clouds.
I have to admit, as much as I love the warmth of spring blossoms, there is something special about the musical rhythm of a garden or park on a rainy day. Have you noticed it too?
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All I did was sit at my desk and pick up a brush pen.
“All I did was go to the library to pick up a book.” Murakami Haruki in „The Strange Library“ This sentence by Murakami, or the variation in today’s title really describes best how a new painting idea slowly takes form on paper, or in this case, bookbinder’s board. Books or walks are the seed, but…
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Taking the wind as cue for this year’s cherry blossom season.
Only a couple of days ago I could see full blossom clouds for the first time this year, and today the spring wind and rain are already undressing the lonely cherry tree. It will be a particularly short season this year. If I want to capture it on paper I cannot delay anymore.
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Turn a page over in the morning light.
With this post, and one of my all-time favourite poppies, the series dedicated to the Altstadthaus exhibition comes to a close. And just in time too. A new exhibition opens this week. To read about it, or even lend a hand in my upcoming book project, subscribe to my Art Journey 🏮 letter: www.mafaldatenente.com/newsletter All…
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Adventure can find you even on a familiar perch.
Thank you for reading another zen Monday. This week (and perhaps the coming) we are back on our familiar perch on the Alps. Let’s see what adventures our brushes encounter. Every Monday is zen Monday. Always a weekly dose of Japanese ink painting coupled with one photograph from my archives.