Snake at watercress fountain IX

Watercolor on paper.

23 W x 30.5 H x 0.3 D centimeters.

Unframed.

Signed front.

Inspired by Watercress Fountain Park in Madrid, this abstract expressionist watercolor explores the hidden rhythms of nature through the elusive form of a snake flowing within a cascade. The serpent is never fully revealed, becoming part of the water itself—a symbol of life's constant balance between survival, concealment, and freedom. Simultaneously predator and prey, it moves through an environment where every gesture is both adaptation and instinct, yet also a quiet celebration of movement. Painted with layered washes of blue, grey, and subtle green hues, the work embraces watercolor's natural unpredictability, allowing flowing pigments, transparent layers, and spontaneous drips to mirror the forces of water shaping the landscape. Rather than depicting nature realistically, the painting seeks to express its perpetual transformation, inviting viewers to discover beauty in ambiguity, movement, and the delicate tension between struggle and harmony.