Print available: https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/helenmclaughlinart/temple-on-the-water I referenced my own photo from Japan for this one - the Itsukushima shrine on Miyajima. This is actually the third attempt I've made at painting this image, the first two being abandoned years ago through getting bogged down in details. For this attempt, I decided to take a loose, painterly approach, rather than accuracy, and I at last got it over the finish line.

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Music credits: Mini Vandals, Underbelly & Ty Mayer, Geographer, Dan Henig, www.bensound.com

Third time's the charm? "Temple on the Water" digital painting time lapse © 2025 by Helen McLaughlin is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0