A quick go at two cranes on a pine tree, based on a mural I photographed in China in April 2016:
I chose a sheet of beige Canson paper, used a Pentel black brushpen for the outline and the black feathers of the cranes, and watercolor for the rest. I added white watercolor for highlights on the branch, and a white Posca pen for the cranes’ neck line and beak:
Here is the resulting painting, framed (30×20 cm) and ready to give to Isabelle as a present:
I made a simpler version in 2019 using ink and gold on a postcard.