Heron with Golden Surf II

A Great Blue Heron's head and neck curve gracefully against a deep, moody black background with a strip of golden surf. The bird's bright orange eye and long orange bill provide warm notes in an otherwise cool, dark composition. The stripped-back setting puts full attention on the elegant S-curve of the neck and the sharp, precise bill. Linework builds the fine streaked feathering along the neck and the crisp edge of the bill.