Sandhill Crane ~ "Parade" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Greeting Card the curve of the neck

the curve of the neck are all drawn from direct observation and years of practice

Wet-on-wet washes let the colors find their own intensity

What looks like a display is actually survival

nervous energy

finely streaked breast

Sandhill Crane ~ "Parade" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Greeting Card the curve of the neckThis sandhill crane painting captures a crane walking with unmistakable ceremony. "Parade" shows a sandhill crane mid stride legs stepping high, neck extended, body carried with the kind of deliberate elegance that makes cranes look like they're always going somewhere important. Sandhill cranes walk like they own the ground beneath them, and this painting catches that regal quality. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag paper using Kissho