Great Blue Heron ~ "Solitude I" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Oh To Fly It's a conversation between my

It's a conversation between my brush and the paper

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Great Blue Heron ~ "Solitude I" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Oh To Fly It's a conversation between myThis great blue heron painting is a portrait of chosen solitude. "Solitude I" captures a heron standing alone in still water, perfectly content in its own company. Great blue herons are solitary hunters. They don't travel in flocks. They don't need the reassurance of other birds. That self sufficiency is what drew me to paint this moment the beauty of a creature that is genuinely complete on its own. I painted this freehand on archival cotton rag