Watercolor by Joseph Chiang

This is the largest painting I have ever tried, (72″ x 44″)
The goal is like the painting, “The Tree with Human Soul”, to capture the overall fluency of branches.

I think it’s the starting point of working towards abstraction…
I did some experiment of using Pebeo Drawing Gum and even sanding it.
The goal is to capture the overall fluency of the branches.

Being economical, meanning using less strokes to achieve what I want, is crucial for my work to have authenticity.
I find the nature is the best composer. When I see the way branches grow on different type of trees, I am amazed by how they are able to grow countless branches at once and able to

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It is interesting how people view watercolor while comparing to oil painting. During the critique I had in class this Monday, a lot of people suggested me, included the professor, that I should try some new format instead of just using the rectangular paper. I think I have no problem with that, because I did

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