Grey Crowned Crane Watercolours

All my paintings capture beauty of animal and plant kingdoms. Variety of shapes, sizes and colours always attracted my attention. It is unbelievable how many intrinsic details there are, in every inch of a natural world. As an artist you gradually start to notice these slight changes in tones, values and shapes.
This is a realistic painting of Grey Crowned Crane, painted on watercolor paper. Original painting, made with watercolor and gouache paints. There is a discreet signature in the bottom corner. All my watercolour paintings have my full signature and date at the back.
Some facts:
- Royal Plumage: Named for its golden, crown-like crest of stiff feathers—truly one of the most elegant birds in Africa.
- National Pride: It’s the national bird of Uganda, featured prominently on the country’s flag.
- Dancing Masters: Known for elaborate courtship dances that include bowing, jumping, and wing-flapping—performed by both males and females.
- Balancing Act: They often roost in trees—rare among cranes—thanks to a long hind toe that helps them grip branches.
- Omnivorous Diet: They eat a mix of insects, seeds, grasses, and small vertebrates, making them adaptable foragers.
- Monogamous Mates: Pairs often stay together for life, raising chicks in wetland nests built from reeds and grasses.

Materials used are the highest quality, with best pigments and lightfastness. Both paints and varnish are professional quality. There is a matte finish to the varnished painting.
There is a frame attached, which comes together with plexiglass. Photos are made without plexiglass, to avoid reflecting light. It will be your choice, whether you want to hang the painting with or without plexiglass (however full frame including plexi will be provided). Please remember that this is watercolour painting so if hanged without plexiglass, might get destroyed more easily. I advise to use full frame.