Lentree
20 September 2025
Sumi ink and acrylic on canvas
24 x 36 inches (60.9 x 91.4 cm)
This was painted simply because I love birds and kingfishers are cool. I also had an empty frame and repurposed canvas to use. I hadn't painted with sumi or India ink for quite some time and thought I'd give it a go on canvas vice paper. It didn't spread, flow or behave quite as I expected. I think the canvas could have been much wetter, but I also didn't want to lose too much control of lines. I used watered down acrylic to add some color. I like how he turned out.
The painting is "Lentree" because of the canvas I re-stretched and repurposed. I also made a new stretcher since the destined frame was slightly smaller. Above left is the original canvas - on the right is a shadow on the canvas which was an idea I entertained for a moment.
Lentree in its wood and fabric trimmed frame.
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