Water Lilies - original office art by @mariandavp

Today, I tried to find out myself what is going on with

Water Lilies

Why do so many artists obsess over them? Everyone in the western world knows Monet's Water Lilies series, but in the Eastern world water lilies hold a prominent position in art as well. Chinese artists throughout the centuries have depicted these flowers in a million ways.

This is an office artwork and completely experimental. I used pens and markers and highlighters and my usual work scrap book.

What I found out; Water lilies are not easy to draw. Abstract art can serve me better in their depictions rather than solid lines. They are complex beings...their presence in water makes them look temporary and fragile, but their image imprint is permanent. They look heavy but they magically float as if they are feathers.

They are a very good reflection of feelings.

They are beautiful and I look forward to paint them with acrylics on canvas.