Sandy Hokanson: IN A WILD PLACE... SANDHILL CRANES -- (Note Card)

An original illustration titled "IN A WILD PLACE- SANDHILL CRANES" (Note Card) by local artist Sandy Hokanson. In this illustration a pair of Sandhill Cranes stride across an early spring marsh at daybreak. Three more cranes glide in to join the larger flock just out of view. You can almost hear the honks, bugles and trills as the marsh wakes up and the day begins. This image is available as a signed 12" x 12" shrink wrapped print, a signed / framed 12" x 12" print or a 16" x 16" signed metal print.

The poem on back of note cards reads: in a wild place soft murmurs grow, until the air resonates with rattles, bugles, honks and trills, let each day begin just so

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."