Medium: Oil pastel and Polychromos colored pencil on Canon Mi Tientes paper. 19"x25"; framed dimensions 25"x31".
"Golden Hour Crane" is an oil pastel and colored pencil work on paper. This study of stillness and quiet observation captures the graceful presence of a sandhill crane in the golden hour light of Northwest Indiana. Blending realism with impressionistic softness, the piece invites the viewer to pause and appreciate the fleeting beauty of nature.