In honour of the first full moon of 2017 (and the last of the Year of the Monkey), here is another white-gouache-on-black-paper sketch inspired by “Shiudiao Getou,” a famous poem by the 11th-century Chinese poet Su Shi (or Su Tungpo). This technique really seems to bring out an unsuspected New-Agey side in me!
This drawing illustrates the last line of the poem: “Though thousands of miles apart, we are still able to share the beauty of the moon together.” You can read a full English translation of the poem here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuidiao_Getou
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Once again, a sketch of great sensibility and wonderful execution. Absolutely lovely, not to mention soothing, to look at, at always.
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Is it really this technique or the full moon that woke up your new-agey secret side ? 😉 Strangely enough I feel attracted by the deep dark background as if the moon was just there to make it stand out … isn’t it strange as I guess it should be the opposite ? and yet this is how I feel – captured by this hypnotic black !
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I agree that the black backgrounds are the most compelling element of this technique. The white highlights set of the paper’s rich texture and at the same time, the black’s sense of infinite depth.
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Wonderful!
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