This painting is another study for a larger work later this year. I love to paint birds as well as photograph them. This guy hung out near a pier in Perdido Key, Fl. Somehow, he always knew when the hooks would hit the water. Mysteriously he would appear out of nowhere, ready to be thrown his next meal. Not being patient however, he would sometimes intimidate the children that were dropping their hooks in the water. Hopping or walking toward them with his menacing stare and rather large beak, both children and adults would invariably drop or throw their catch of the day. I enjoyed photographing him and have several shots of a snake that met his match.
This was also a trip that we took 3 dachshunds with us. Daily walks in the 90 degree heat were not fun, so we did a lot of morning walking and playing on the tennis court with a ball. We also managed one afternoon to turn our little sailboat turtle when a wind caught us amidships. Not fun, let me tell you! When you feel that slow sinking turn over...... I have to admit I panicked just a little! I kept asking Chris while hold to the side and kicking to stay afloat, "What do we do?, What do we do?" He simply said stand up. Once I put my feet down there was a soft bottom to stand on.
Fortunately we were able to turn her back over, get a tow back to the condo, and dry out the outboard motor with little more than our ego's a bit bruised. We promptly got ourselves free from that little hole in the water, selling it as soon as we got home. It did not however, end our adventures with other sailboats in later years.
Heron Study III, Acrylic on canvas, 4x12 inches
Day 61 of the 100 days~100 paintings
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