I painted this when I was still figuring out how to paint, and the rocks nearly broke me. Shading is genuinely hard and I could not get them to look right.
So I improvised. I filled each stone with modeling paste and let it dry, which gave them just enough dimension to highlight realistically. Problem solved, entirely by accident.
That's kind of what this piece is about: finding balance not by doing everything perfectly, but by working with what you've got. A stacked cairn rising from still water, blossoms drifting overhead — it's a meditation on steadiness and impermanence, and the quiet satisfaction of figuring something out.
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
I painted this when I was still figuring out how to paint, and the rocks nearly broke me. Shading is genuinely hard and I could not get them to look right.
So I improvised. I filled each stone with modeling paste and let it dry, which gave them just enough dimension to highlight realistically. Problem solved, entirely by accident.
That's kind of what this piece is about: finding balance not by doing everything perfectly, but by working with what you've got. A stacked cairn rising from still water, blossoms drifting overhead — it's a meditation on steadiness and impermanence, and the quiet satisfaction of figuring something out.
Museum-quality posters made on thick matte paper.
• Paper thickness: 10.3 mil
• Paper weight: 189 g/m²
• Opacity: 94%
• ISO brightness: 104%
