Falling water (2025)Acrylic painting by Ayse McGowan

This original painting captures a calm, serene pond through expressive, semi-abstract mark making. Light and reflection move across the water’s surface in fluid, gestural forms, creating a gentle rhythm that suggests both stillness and quiet motion. Floating waterlilies emerge and dissolve within these reflections, their forms softened and reimagined rather than precisely defined.
The expressive handling of paint emphasizes sensation over realism, allowing colour, texture, and movement to carry the emotional weight of the scene. Rather than depicting a specific pond, this original painting evokes a feeling of calm and contemplation, inviting the viewer into a tranquil space shaped by memory, light, and the subtle poetry of water.

Materials used:

Acrylic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 76 x 76 x 2cm (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky