High Contrast

A Western Grebe swims alone across a plain, pale ground, its sharply contrasting black cap and pure white face and neck rendered with crisp, clean lines, a bright orange eye providing the single vivid point of color. The spare, uncluttered composition puts the grebe's elegant, high-contrast head pattern front and center. Brushed linework builds the smooth gradation from black cap to white throat and the fine mottling across the back, while glazing technique renders the calm water and its simple reflection. Shipped in a 16” x 20” archival mat ready for framing.