Great Blue Heron — Earth Shorebird and boldly striped face through

and boldly striped face through layered dry strokes on textured paper

and any space where warmth and color create welcome

'Golden Delight' -- a little flash of gold from the top of the trees

The long neck

the coiled readiness of every painting

Great Blue Heron — Earth Shorebird and boldly striped face throughEvery great blue heron art print in this collection starts as an original watercolor painted freehand, in a single session, using handmade Kissho Gansai mineral pigments from Kyoto. Great blue herons are my signature subject. They stand four feet tall, hunt with the patience of a monk, and move through the air with a wingspan that can fill a room. Ive painted them wading in still water at dawn, lifting off into open sky, and standing in the kind of