Sandy Hokanson: SPRING RETURNING - DOWNY WOODPECKER - (Note Card)

IF I LISTEN I CAN HEAR- SPRING RETURNING... DOWNY WOODPECKER, a note card by local artist Sandy Hokanson from Rochester, Minnesota

Poem on Back of Card: If i listen i can hear spring returning, The wind sings through the branches of new leaves waking up the forest with the fresh breath of life, The birds are calling and i must go out

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."