Heron Leaving

A Great Blue Heron just departing, caught in the dramatic, off-balance instant prior to gettingn fully underway. The steep diagonal composition and sharply foreshortened body give the piece real tension and motion. Brushed linework builds the layered blue-gray flight feathers and the sharp orange-and-black bill, while glazing technique renders the plain background that keeps all the focus on the bird's dynamic silhouette.