Great Blue Heron — Solitude II Size:24x24 Every aspect of their anatomy

Every aspect of their anatomy — the baffled nostrils that prevent lung damage at speed

but the surrounding plumage carries more detail and variation than the first piece

luminous undertones

letting the strokes stay loose so the motion reads honestly

Great Blue Heron — Solitude II Size:24x24 Every aspect of their anatomyEvery 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