“Sweetness and light” is an old phrase for gentle good nature, someone who meets the world kindly. This heron wears it literally. She stands in a grey, smoky dusk with light caught in her feathers as though she gathered it up before the day ended and decided to keep it.
Her head glows in iridescent green and gold, shifting to soft blue down the curve of her neck, then warming into rose, magenta and deep plum across her body. Every feather is drawn in fine pastel strokes, so the color seems to shimmer the way real plumage does when it turns toward the sun. One dark, red-rimmed eye holds steady and unbothered. The muted, brushy background falls away entirely, leaving only her and the light she carries.
This piece has found its home. Commissions in this style are welcome. Contact eberhausart@gmail.com to start a conversation.
Pastels on wood panel. One of a kind.
51.5"W x 44"H | Framed | Sold
“Sweetness and light” is an old phrase for gentle good nature, someone who meets the world kindly. This heron wears it literally. She stands in a grey, smoky dusk with light caught in her feathers as though she gathered it up before the day ended and decided to keep it.
Her head glows in iridescent green and gold, shifting to soft blue down the curve of her neck, then warming into rose, magenta and deep plum across her body. Every feather is drawn in fine pastel strokes, so the color seems to shimmer the way real plumage does when it turns toward the sun. One dark, red-rimmed eye holds steady and unbothered. The muted, brushy background falls away entirely, leaving only her and the light she carries.
This piece has found its home. Commissions in this style are welcome. Contact eberhausart@gmail.com to start a conversation.
Pastels on wood panel. One of a kind.
51.5"W x 44"H | Framed | Sold
