Great Blue Heron
by Linda Nielsen
Title
Great Blue Heron
Artist
Linda Nielsen
Medium
Drawing - Colored Pencil On Colored Paper
Description
The long legged Great Blue Heron are known as water wading birds. They are also very majestic birds when in flight with a wing span up to 6 feet. They are often seen alone while gracefully standing in water close to shore. They stand patiently yet very determined to capture a fish and wait for the best opportunity to do so. This characteristic is the reason some Native American cultures believe Herons are messengers of self-determination and wisdom. They reflect the ability to progress and evolve using their own innate and unique wisdom. Those with the "medicine" of the Great Blue Heron may sit calmly while the rest lose patience. Because they are known to be loners....you never really see them socialize in groups. It is said that they represent how if we follow the prompting of our own hearts we can have the ability to magnificently soar.
As a young girl growing up in Wisconsin I remember at times seeing a Great Blue Heron standing in water for long periods. I was so fascinated to watch them and now learning about their symbolic meaning adds even more to that fascination.
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February 9th, 2014
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Comments (9)
Tyler Robbins
oh my, Linda..what a magnificent drawing...I am awed by your talent..this is gorgeous! LV
Linda Nielsen replied:
Thanks so much Tyler...you are always so kind. Good to see you ...I am overdue for a visit to your gallery. Thanks again! :-)
Linda Nielsen
Thank you very much FIRST STAR ART for featuring this on Loving the COLOR BLUE! I am honored!
BASANT SONI
Splendid close up with compositional beauty of colors in Blue Tone in this water painting .. Linda
Susanne Baumann
What a nice drawing Linda, if you set it at my Group "Blue is the colour", it will be featured :o)
Nick Boren
Thank you so much for your kind comment about my Adleman's Peony Field image Linda.. I'm so glad you like it and I feel so blessed to be able to have Jane paint from it. As you know she is an extremely talented artist. :-) Wow and I have looked around your gallery some and you are also extremely talented as well. :-) I sure love the Great Blue Heron piece of artwork. It's marvelous. :-) fv
Linda Nielsen replied:
Thanks so much for your kind comment as well Nick! Glad you like my Blue Heron...I enjoyed drawing him. Yes Jane is extremely talented with her paint brush and you with your camera.
Jane Small
Ah,now this one really is new Linda! So happy you are bringing out more of your beautiful works. The delightful range of blue shades throughout this exquisite work are very harmonious and peaceful. The heron is so soft and feathery apart from his brilliant sharp and gleaming orange beak! It is so sensitively done as are all your wildlife paintings ,and lovely to see his head and eye in detailed close up like this.It looks rather like a "pastel. "He appears so magnificent and is so very enjoyable to view.L/F
Linda Nielsen replied:
Thanks so much dear Jane! You are so generous in your kind and wonderful comments ....it means a lot to me and motivates me to want to post more soon!
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