Fly Pelican I ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor blue "Fly Pelican I" belongs to

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iridescent green throat — contains more color per square inch than almost any other bird I've painted

During irruption years

That's 500 miles over open water on wings that beat 53 times per second

Fly Pelican I ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor blue "Fly Pelican I" belongs toThis pelican watercolor painting captures the surprising grace of a bird most people think of as ungainly. "Fly Pelican I" shows a brown pelican in flight and in flight, everything changes. The heavy bill, the oversized pouch, the stocky body all become aerodynamic. A pelican riding a thermal is one of the most elegant sights on any coastline. This painting catches that transformation. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho Gansai