Dancing Japanese Cranes Canvas Print

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A mixed media work, using parchment, acrylics and ink on canvas to give a textured background.Two cranes dance in the snow under a red sun.
The red-crowned crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese crane is a large East Asian crane and among the rarest cranes in the world. Throughout history, the Japanese have viewed the crane as a symbol of good fortune, as adult cranes usually mate for life, they also represent fidelity and honor.
Red-crowned Cranes breed in large wetlands in temperate East Asia and winter along rivers and in coastal and freshwater marshes in Japan, China, and the Korean Peninsula. There are two main breeding populations: a migratory population on the East Asia mainland (northeastern China and Russia) of perhaps 1,200 birds, and a resident population on the island of Hokkaido in northern Japan of about 900 birds. In the winter, the mainland population divides into two or three wintering subpopulations.
Mated pairs of cranes, including Red-crowned...

I was born in Wales and now live in California having had the good fortune to visit most of Europe and some of America along the way. I find almost everything around me to be an inspiration. I work mostly in pencil and acrylics but I will experiment with any medium to achieve the effects I desire. I love to draw animals, from pets to wildlife. Some of my portraits are quite silly intended to bring a smile, others have a more serious message. My 'Barely There' collection of mixed media works represent a few of the fast disappearing exotic species. I often work with minimal colour palette but occasionally go all out. It all depends on my mood. I think my motto if I had one would be 'You're never too old to learn.' I've just...