{"product_id":"belted-kingfisher-the-best-of-times","title":"Belted Kingfisher ~ \"The Best Of Times\" ~ \"Songbirds \u0026 Friends\" ~ Watercolor","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Belted Kingfisher still at the river's edge is one of my favorite things to come upon -- that shaggy crest, the heavy bill, the way it sits utterly focused on the water before dropping like a stone after a fish. I have stood and watched one for the better part of a morning, and the time never felt wasted. Those are the best of times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a single-bird portrait, the kingfisher given the whole stage. I wanted nothing competing with that profile, just the bird and the soft river light and the held breath of a moment before the dive. I painted it wet-on-wet, in layers, with no drawing first, working to keep the blues loose and the crest alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn original watercolor on paper, one of a kind. 'The Best Of Times' -- a quiet hour at the water, the kind worth slowing down for.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"hollywach","offers":[{"title":"Unframed","offer_id":42947564863550,"sku":"BELTE-KING-0626027","price":4000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Framed","offer_id":42947564896318,"sku":"BELTE-KING-0626028","price":4800.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/9488\/4926\/files\/1Belted-Kingfisher_The-Best-Of-Times_Watercolor_Holly-Wach_14x40_lowrez_medium_906bc009-402a-4d23-ab1b-be72ae340404.jpg?v=1782329039","url":"https:\/\/hollywach.com\/products\/belted-kingfisher-the-best-of-times","provider":"Holly Wach Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}