Sandy Hokanson: BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER... SPARKS FLY - (Note Card)

In this original illustration titled "Sparks Fly - Blackburnian Warbler" by local artist Sandy Hokanson, a brightly-colored male Blackburnian Warbler looks out from his perch among the vivid yellow and green spring leaves. His orange and black face draws your attention in this sensory delight. This image is available as a note card, a signed 12" x 12" shrink-wrapped print (also available framed) or as a 16" x 16" signed metal print.

Poem on the back of note cards reads: Sparks fly, cascading through electric greens, a sensory delight, it's good to see you again little friend

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."