Great Blue Heron ~ "Drifting Away" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Pairs I paint these bold personalities

I paint these bold personalities freehand with Kissho Gansai mineral pigments on archival cotton rag paper

I used Kissho Gansai pigments from Kyoto on archival cotton rag paper

Golden-crowned kinglets weighing less than two quarters

opening fresh each morning

The zebra-striped back pattern was the painting's technical challenge — precise enough to read as barring

Great Blue Heron ~ "Drifting Away" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Pairs I paint these bold personalitiesThis great heron watercolor art captures a blue heron in a moment of pure serenity gliding, unhurried, as if the air itself is carrying it somewhere it doesn't need to rush to reach. "Drifting Away" is one of the more contemplative pieces in my Oh, to Fly! collection. Where some of my herons feel powerful and grounded, this one feels free. I painted it freehand on archival cotton rag paper, working alla prima (completed in a single session) with