Great Blue Heron: Follow Me ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Unframed Chickadees are small birds with

Chickadees are small birds with high contrast — jet-black caps

The yellow eyes — intense and unwavering — became the painting's focal point

making them one of the few owls that hunt by day

"Bliss" is the quietest

Great Blue Heron: Follow Me ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Unframed Chickadees are small birds withThis great blue heron watercolor is one of the largest and most commanding paintings in my Oh, to Fly! collection. "Follow Me" captures a heron in full stride that deliberate, unhurried walk through shallow water that makes these birds look like they own every inch of the marsh. Great blue herons carry themselves with a quiet authority I never tire of painting. I created this piece alla prima, freehand, in a single session using handmade Gansai