Whisper of White, original, large great egret, oils on canvas

I had just completed "Great Egret", a smaller original oil painting of a Great Egret in a marsh-like landscape. It sold quickly, which is great, but I had totally fell in love with this beautiful, graceful white bird. With its long "S" neck (that can easily twist around like a piece of licorice), long, dark lanky legs, and a soft whisper of lacy white plumes, how could one not see beauty in this wonderful creature!Excited with his beauty, I grabbed a much larger canvas, and painted him big, bold, and (I think) in a way that shows his true beauty even more detailed. I hope you think he is a beauty, too!


A few fun facts from National Geographic:
The great egret is the symbol of the National Audubon Society and represents a conservation success story. The snowy white bird's beautiful plumage made it far too popular in 19th-century North America. Great egrets were decimated by plume hunters who supplied purveyors of the latest ladies' fashions. Their populations plunged by some 95 percent. Today the outlook is much brighter. The birds have enjoyed legal protection over the last century, and their numbers have increased substantially.

 The earth is the Lord's and all that is in it, the world, and those who live in it; for God has founded it on the seas, and established it on the rivers.
Psalm 24:1-2

Blessings,
Sandra Cutrer Fine Art
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