Sandhill Crane ~ "May I Have This Dance" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed full of expression on the

full of expression on the outside

and I wanted this painting to feel exactly that joyful

Joe Pye Weed rises in tall mauve clouds at the edge of late-summer meadows

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Sandhill Crane ~ "May I Have This Dance" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed full of expression on theThis sandhill crane original watercolor captures the most intimate moment in a crane's courtship the invitation. "May I Have This Dance" shows a sandhill crane bowing to its partner, wings slightly lifted, body curved in a gesture that has been part of crane courtship for millions of years. It's a display of vulnerability from a bird that otherwise projects pure strength. The title came naturally. What else could this moment be? I painted this