#graycrownedcrane

The Gray Crowned Crain ❤️ #naturephotography #naturebrilliance #graycrownedcrane #birdbrilliance #birdphotography #birdwatching #naturebeautiful (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZQsfdLFKBIiqMfbC1_nBn-a7Zds5AgpF_Td40/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Grue couronnée grise🇲🇱 #gruecouronnée #grue #oiseau #birddrawing #graycrownedcrane #grullacoronada #grauerkronenkranich #animalslover #animaldrawing #bird #africanart #animalsketch #sketchbookartist #styleoftheday #stepbystep #savane #bigbird #colorful #colors #animalprotection #animaldraw #plumes #dessinanimalier #dessindujour #plumage @grue_couronnee @african_animal (à Mali) https://www.instagram.com/p/CYRWVLZoSUp/?utm_medium=tumblr

Grey Crowned Crane (Balearica regulorum) #bird #birdwatercolor #crane #cranebird #graycrownedcrane #greycrownedcrane #watercolor #watercolorart #watercolorartwork #watercolorpainting #wildbird #winsorandnewton #winsorandnewtoncotman #winsorandnewtoncotmanwatercolors #winsorandnewtonwatercolors https://www.instagram.com/p/B84-a26D-ha/?igshid=1hk0o90z6d8c1

Grey crowned crane. This endangered bird, The grey crowned crane is a bird in the crane family, Gruidae. It is found in eastern and southern Africa, and is the national bird of Uganda. #graycrownedcrane #crane #cranefondation #endangered #endangeredbirds #birdsofafrica #africanwildlife #birdsofinstagream #imagesbylemke #wildlifephotography #awesomebirdshot #birdsareawesome #wildlifeplanet #wildlife #naturephotography (at Milwaukee County Zoo) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm4ULu4gyUR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=591ds31yv797

"Beating your #wings and #feathers, you broke #free from this #cage. #Rising up to the #sky you attained the #world of #Soul." --> Jalaluddin #Rumi #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wildandfree #tiredofspreadsheets #wonderlust #nairobi #kenya #africa #crane #cranes #bird #avian #birdphotography #avianphotography #ornithology #graycrownedcrane (at Lord Eroll, Runda)

Done!

Sometimes as an artist you need the feedback from other artists to push your work to the next level. I showed a friend what I thought was just about done, and she commented that she had trouble understanding the shape of the front wing. I was thinking, “But it looks just like the reference photo!”. On closer inspection, my poor subject was missing the top part of his wing! Maybe he had his feathers clipped? So this led to the search for additional photo references and some Photoshop magic, and now my crane has a new wing!

Brought out my tiny brush to add detail to the face and eye. I also blended the dark shapes at the bottom, following the wood grain. Work in progress...