River by Dawn (after Koho Shoda) Mixed Media There is a moment suspended

There is a moment suspended between fear and flight — the instant when we choose to leap before we know where we’ll land

Painted in mainly blues and white

With Zollverein Infrared IV

It captures a quiet evening by a rooftop pool

River by Dawn (after Koho Shoda) Mixed Media There is a moment suspendedInspired by a Japanese woodblock print by Koho Shoda, an artist from the Shin hanga (New prints) movement. I chose to use a soft, muted colour palette to help create a serene atmosphere, with the mood from the subdued colours creating an ambient light, the dawn sky reflects on the surrounding landscape and curve of the river, and the silhouettes of the trees add to the quiet and stillness of the scene. I mixed pinks and creams to create a colour blend