The idea behind this forest scene was to take advantage of ink and washes by contrastign the dark trees in front with the lighter trees in back. I am also contrasting the relatively fine brushwork done on Lady and Sandy (You can decide which is Lady and which is Sandy) with the brisk loose brushwork of the trees. The Calligraphy couplet roughly translates, `I know my character makes it hard for me to conform. I like that I belong to no-one.' I used the li style of calligraphy.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Forest Diptych with Lady and Sandy
Labels:
chinese calligraphy,
diptych,
dog,
ink painting,
pacific northwest forest,
woman
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