Sandhill Crane — Ascend Flight Alla prima

Alla prima

streaked flanks

Each brushstroke pays homage to the cheerful spirit of songbirds

and a rich

"Summer Joy" captures a pair of American goldfinches at their most vibrant — that electric yellow they wear from May through September

Sandhill Crane — Ascend Flight Alla primaEvery sandhill crane art print in this group began as an original watercolor of one of North Americas most ancient birds. Sandhill cranes have been dancing for ten million years thats documented fossil record, not metaphor. Their courtship displays involve leaping, bowing, wing spreading, and calling in unison, and Ive watched these dances in Florida fields enough to paint them from memory. The joy in these paintings is real. I work freehand on