Sandhill Crane ~ "Parade" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Greeting Card nervous energy

nervous energy

until you notice the eyes

the way it sits utterly focused on the water before dropping like a stone after a fish

expressive strokes

Sandhill Crane ~ "Parade" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Greeting Card nervous energyThis 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