Rising Sun Series

A red-crowned crane lands on remote snowy shores by the light of the early morning. This painting is all about the motion of the crane’s wings as he expertly makes a landing, breaking his speed to alight gently upon the snow. I switched to landscape dimensions to give the crane room to make the landing, and because I wanted to feature the bird strongly in the foreground.

The framed original of Wanderer in Touch is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

This red crowned crane is in repose, spring is upon the land, and the great bird is receiving the blessings of spring.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I can't get enough of Red Crowned Cranes. They are impressive in so many ways! This pair is depicted in a Japanese screen-inspired composite.

The framed original of Spring's Invitation is available. To see the painting in its frame click here.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

I wanted to maintain the essence of the Rising Sun series, but bring it home to a California landscape. When I was living in the Lake House I enjoyed the company of a resident Great Blue Heron. In the evening he would glide over the house, the sound of the wind rushing over his wings amplified by the surface of the lake. The first time I heard it I thought a light plane was making a crash landing, the sound being so loud.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

Red Crowned Cranes are uncommonly beautiful. They are also one of the few species that traverse the Himalayas in their annual migration. They do not frequent the tropics. "Upward Gaze" depicts a gaze from Hawaii or Fiji, or, perhaps Tahiti where plumeria grow abundantly. If you look northward, in the far distance you will find them.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

This watercolor depicts two red-crowned cranes dancing simply for the enjoyment and pleasure of dancing. This painting is taller than the other paintings in this series (18"x6") and the additional real estate gave me lots of room for a dynamic and full background with plenty of depth for the pair of ecstatic birds.

Giclées are printed on Cold Press Bright White paper; 310g, water-resistant, and made from 100% cotton fiber, acid and lignin free.

Check out my Framing Methods and Materials page to get a sense of my approach to framing. Please contact me if you have further questions.

I carefully package and insure every artwork I send out. I have set the shipping rate for giclées to $20.00 and framed artworks to $60.00. Larger pieces are likely to be more. If shipping costs vary significantly I will contact you with the adjusted fees.

This watercolor depicts two red-crowned cranes in a mating dance. If you are unfamiliar with red-crowned cranes and their habits and behaviors you might want to Google them and check out the images and a few YouTube videos. They are extraordinary and entertaining creatures.

A lot of people respond to these paintings of red-crowned cranes. This is another commissioned piece, and I loved doing it. I am excited to explore these Japanese screen-inspired images further using brilliant color and bold landscape elements with the gold leaf clouds. I get dazzled in the process!

My love of Japanese screens, or “byobu” is reflected in “Gods of the Marshes”, which is what Red-Crowned Cranes are known as. This is the first of this series, which is named “just now…” for lack of a better idea. The paintings will be mostly vertically oriented, narrow in their width, as if they are being painted as a panel in a Japanese watercolor and gold leaf screen. I am loving the play of vibrant watercolor and gold.

My love of Japanese screens, or “byobu” is reflected in “One of the Three”. This is a commissioned painting based on the two previous paintings that I have done of red-crowned cranes.