Beaverton Creek (Classic) cont'd

One of my weaknesses is my tendency to "Tu","Mew".  That can be loosely translated as to doodle, to sketch.  In Chinese brush painting, where Bi-Fa is all important, the fact that I muck up any brush strokes is a cardinal sin.  I don't want to show a wad of cotton, but strands of fibers.

Thus I try to be a little more patient, a little more deliberate, try to coax myself into a calligraphic state of mind. 

I just don't like the result.  The imagery look contrived.  I really have not mastered the art nor the discipline of incorporating technique with thought.  The nirvana for me would be to be able to achieve Xieyi without sloppiness. 

All of a sudden, the Xuan appeared to have multiplied in size.  I'm having difficulty filling in the landscape with mixed foliage.  I suppose I would rely on wash and moss dots at the final phases.

 

My original premise was to lay down a wash of Prussian Blue at the top of the paper to give it perspective and interest, as I did with my Xanadu Fall painting, but I didn't quite like it this time around.

It has been almost 4 months since I conceived of the painting and by now cherry blossoms are in bloom.  Why not embellish it with cherry blossoms then?

 

I think this looks more inviting.