Great Egret Nest Study Original Oil Painting On Gold Leaf key west rooster art with frame 11

with frame 11

bending sometime to look like a feathered heart

It is a striking bird with a velvet-green back

to flapping wings alternately and bending his head low

We custom finish each one with an undercoated metallic glaze and a nice cream crackle top coat

Great Egret Nest Study Original Oil Painting On Gold Leaf key west rooster art with frame 11They sometimes nests in isolated pairs, usually in colonies, often mixed with other wading birds. In mixed colonies, Great Egrets tend to nest high. Usually in trees 10' to 40' above ground, sometimes up to 90' high in tall cypress. Usually laying between 3 to 4 eggs. I paint these studies over and over again, each time I paint it, it will come out different. Same as in nature, each bird builds its nest different adapting to the materials they find