Great Blue Heron — Drifting Away Size:36x36 gray-crested and endlessly curious

gray-crested and endlessly curious

and warm browns that emerge through wet-on-wet mineral pigment washes

the daisies keep it open and gentle

gripping vertical stems with oversized feet and freezing in place when threatened

Roseate spoonbills are pink — not the soft blush of a flamingo but a vivid

Great Blue Heron — Drifting Away Size:36x36 gray-crested and endlessly curiousEvery 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