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Dragonfly Resting on a Branch

A minimalist ink wash painting of a dragonfly resting on a thin, diagonal branch against a plain, off-white background.

A dragonfly resting on a reed, its wings the palest grey wash with a dry brush tracing the veins, the body a short dark load, bare paper left around it and for the wings' shine, the reed one bent stroke, brush and ink, the work filling the frame flat and square-on See more

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