Great Blue Heron — Earth Shorebird 'Golden Delight' -- a little

'Golden Delight' -- a little flash of gold from the top of the trees

each naturalistic scene celebrates the elegance of the bird world

Building that richness through wet-on-wet washes with natural mineral pigments required patience with each layer

and boldly striped face through layered dry strokes on textured paper

The long neck

Great Blue Heron — Earth Shorebird 'Golden Delight' -- a littleEvery 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