Pelicans: Flying Duo ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed This pelican original painting captures

This pelican original painting captures two brown pelicans flying in close formation — wingtips nearly touching

metallic but not harsh

This first study is the more iconic — the classic snowy owl posture

and I wanted this painting to catch that shimmer

Bold contrasts and delicate details honor their fierce strength and resilience within their diminutive forms

Pelicans: Flying Duo ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed This pelican original painting capturesThis pelican original painting captures two brown pelicans flying in close formation wingtips nearly touching, bodies aligned, riding the same column of warm air rising off the water. Pelicans are social fliers. They draft off each other's wake turbulence, trading positions in a line with a cooperative efficiency that looks choreographed. This painting catches that partnership in the air. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper using Kissho