BC Wildlife Federation Artist of the Year 2015
Framed Original AVAILABLE - Contact me to inquire
Limited Edition Prints AVAILABLE
ABOUT THIS PAINTING
When I moved to the lower mainland it quickly became my quest to collect enough reference material on these graceful fishing birds to be able to compose a painting. This took several trips to bird sanctuaries and a tonne of patience as they are very skiddish and hard to get close to. For this painting I brought home the cattails and did my sketches on transparent paper, this allowed me to move and flip them around to find the best places to put them. The Great Blue Heron is classified as a species at risk due to their quickly diminishing habitat. They are protected by the BC's wildlife act.