Watercolor Blue Rooster | Birds Painting
“Blue Rooster”
Watercolor on Paper | 2024
The art work is painted on Arches Cold Press (140 lb. / 300 gr.) watercolor | Size:
Watercolor Blue Rooster by Katerina Krjanina is a striking and expressive bird painting that radiates energy, elegance, and movement. Created with fluid watercolor washes, this artwork features a proud rooster captured mid-stride, painted in deep shades of blue ranging from soft indigo to rich ultramarine and cobalt. The artist’s confident brushstrokes and intuitive layering bring the rooster’s feathers to life, evoking both texture and motion without relying on heavy detail.
Katerina Krjanina’s approach to this piece is both bold and refined. The background is left minimal, allowing the luminous blue tones and dynamic composition of the rooster to take center stage. Light and shadow are carefully balanced, and the transparency of watercolor is used to create softness in some areas and intensity in others. The result is a painting that feels spontaneous yet composed – a blend of natural beauty and artistic intention.
This piece is part of Krjanina’s ongoing exploration of animal subjects through watercolor, where her focus remains on capturing the spirit and character of each creature. Watercolor Blue Rooster is more than a portrait of a bird; it is a celebration of color, form, and the expressive possibilities of the watercolor medium.
