Horned Lark ~ "Shoreline Spirits" ~ Watercolor curatedgifts neck curved

neck curved

with the black cap emerging as a confident

the great grey owl commands through stillness

in a single session using handmade Gansai pigments from Kyoto

The kestrel's markings are intricate — the facial stripes alone require precise placement — and pastel's directness suited that precision

Horned Lark ~ "Shoreline Spirits" ~ Watercolor curatedgifts neck curvedThis horned lark watercolor painting captures one of the world's most widespread songbirds a bird found on every continent except Antarctica and Australia. Horned larks are ground birds, running along open fields and shorelines rather than perching in trees. Those tiny black "horns" actually feather tufts give them a distinctive silhouette that's easy to spot once you know what to look for. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho