Sandy Hokanson: A TAPESTRY OF NIGHT... PILEATED WOODPECKER---(Note Card)

A TAPESTRY OF NIGHT... PILEATED WOODPECKER (Note Card)- by Rochester artist Sandy Hokanson. In this original digital illustration by Sandy Hokanson, a Pileated Woodpecker clings to a birch tree as night falls around him and the starlight creates ...

Poem on back: The forest catches the starlight in a tapestry of night, Hold your breath, ​stay in the moment

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."