Original artwork description:

The watercolor depicts a delicate branch of a blossoming apple tree, stretching gently to the side as if reaching into the moist spring air. The sky is overcast, cloaked in soft gray clouds, and the light is diffused and subdued, as though everything is wrapped in a fine mist. Because of the cloudy weather, the apple blossoms lack bright highlights or transparency — their tones are muted and pastel: pale pinks, near-whites tinged with lilac, and soft creamy grays, all echoing the somber light of the sky.
There are no sharp contrasts or vivid spots of color; instead, everything blends softly, painted in a calm, gentle palette. The petals appear slightly blurred at the edges, as if the damp paper has allowed the pigment to softly bleed outward, enhancing the painting’s tranquil mood. In the background, vague suggestions of other branches and a dim sky are rendered in desaturated blues and soft greenish-grays, keeping the focus on the quiet beauty of the main branch.
The entire composition breathes with the coolness of spring and a profound sense of stillness. This is not the bright, joyful spring of sunlight and sparkling dew, but its quieter, more introspective side — when nature awakens slowly and gently, wrapped in soft gray light and the hush of misty air.

Materials used:

Watercolours

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