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Thursday, March 11, 2010

#016 Great Blue Heron Tossing a Fish


We found a tolerant, hunting great blue heron last Saturday. I’ve never been so close to one in full breeding plumage. The brightness of his colors came as a surprise. What a treat!

Watercolor on heavy-weight sketchbook paper. Painted from our photos.

5 comments:

Teri said...

OMG!!! This is just GORGEOUS!!!!

Kelly said...

...absolutely beautiful. I love the shading around they eye...gorgeous.

Kathy said...

What a treat indeed! And your painting is a real treat for us! I love everything about this Elva---just amazing~~

cindyzlogic said...

Wow! That's awesome! Fantastic detail!

Laure Ferlita said...

GORGEOUS!!