Afternoon Rain in the Garden 2025
Andreas Engel

watercolor
14″x20″

$1450 Unframed.
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A personal note about this piece:

For this painting, I wanted to experiment with capturing a detailed watercolor scene in the rain. I began by photographing my backyard garden during an afternoon shower, using those images as reference. After sketching the composition onto watercolor paper, I painstakingly painted fine, clear raindrops across the entire surface using Mod Podge—a method I landed on after testing several others.

Because the drops were nearly invisible as I applied them, it was a bit of a gamble—I had no idea how it would turn out. The process alone took an entire day. Once the Mod Podge had dried, creating a resist effect, I painted over it with watercolor and hoped for the best.

For many reasons, this has likely been the most challenging watercolor I’ve ever made.

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