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I’m in the lake country of central Florida this week, painting some of the local avian citizens in preparation for the upcoming online course, Birds in Watercolor and Beyond. I sketched these sandhill cranes, an adult and a juvenile, this morning. Now I’m making a quick color study in watercolor and white gouache. (I’ll post another image when it’s finished.)
Sandhill cranes are abundant here: they stalk along the roadsides and peer in through patio doors. They make a rapid, beeping call like a flock of chatty space aliens. At four feet tall, they can easily look into your car window while you wait in line at the drive-through. They are ideal drawing subjects.
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Beautiful! When I lived in Florida, we camped quite a bit, and it seemed that each night when we finally fell asleep, it wouldn’t be long before the sandhill cranes raced through the woods cawing and startling us half to death. 🙂 Also, my aunt and uncle, who live in Central Florida, would feed regularly visiting cranes by hand. They are beautiful birds and you are capturing them brilliantly in your work!
Oh my, this is going to be the BEST class ever!!! I’ve not seen a crane in its own habitat, but your drawing is certainly very close!! Thank you so much.
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