About four years ago I saw my first great white egret - in the wild in a natural reserve in Belgium. Nowadays they are more common in our Dutch landscape, but that was really a special moment for me.
We were standing high in a bird watching tower and I had my little sketchbook with me. The egret was so kind to perch there up in the bushes as long as I needed to sketch him (or her) and the shapes of the bushes and trees it chose for a resting place.
It took a while until I could decide how to paint the bird in its natural habitat.
Paintings like this have been done before and sometimes I like to do things a bit different.
Then suddenly I realised that this approach, with white gouache, watercolours and a black background would make my painting a bit more interesting. And challenging too, for I'm still exploring this technique.
So here it is: my first great white egret!
more information about this painting (size etc.) can be found at www.jannekesatelier.co.nr
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