Three swans on the Great Ouse in Bedford. Black and white on a red and gold ground in acrylic today. Actually the same swan in three different 'poses', coming closer to feed. First I dripped paint down the canvas. Those drips are faintly visible in horizontal lines. Then I approached the swans in white, then black - and so on, alternately. Then I worked on the movement of the water. You can see the dark reflection of the swans' necks. |