Great Blue Heron ~ "Strength I" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Winter Birds 2021 The goldfinch's strict vegetarian diet

The goldfinch's strict vegetarian diet delays nesting until midsummer

It's armor

Even their timeline is optimistic

An anhinga spreads its wings to dry after an underwater hunt

the way a small flock seems to play its way across a field rather than simply cross it

Great Blue Heron ~ "Strength I" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Winter Birds 2021 The goldfinch's strict vegetarian dietThis heron watercolor painting is about raw presence. "Strength I" captures a great blue heron at its most formidable standing tall, every line of the body communicating quiet authority. This is the first in a series exploring what strength looks like when it doesn't need to prove itself. The heron isn't hunting. It isn't threatened. It's simply occupying space with an unshakeable composure that makes everything around it feel secondary. I created