Sandy Hokanson: I SEE YOU... WREN & BERRIES-- (12 x 12 Signed Print)

I SEE YOU... WREN & BERRIES -12" x 12" Signed Print by Sandy Hokanson. "In this original digital illustration by Sandy Hokanson, a little wren pauses on small branch, low to the ground, in a patch of sunlight."-- "I have long wanted to do a wren illustration and finally, this summer, I was able to get some excellent reference photos of these fidgety little birds. This little guy visited my yard several times but he moved so fast it took a lot of patience to get some clear photos. I have blue cohosh berries in my yard - but these are from a patch I found in Chester Woods one day. The sun shining through the leafy canopy above made a striking image.  All that foliage was quite a challenge and I don't usually put in so much detail - but this was a special case and I like how it turned out".-- Sandy Hokanson- October 2022 

Sandy: "For many years I painted in a realistic style using acrylics or watercolors.  Now I prefer the challenge of focusing less on every feather and more on creating a clean design of each bird." "Some of my finished works are created by making detailed drawing using permanent inks which are then scanned into my computer. Others are hand drawn directly into the computer using either a mouse or a special pen and pad.  Next I'll create a unique palette of colors to layer over the drawings.  Each color is a separate layer - which means some pieces can have up to 25 layers or more. The end result is a crisp, graphic illustration."