Beauty, truth, and rarity.
Grace in all simplicity..
For these dead birds sigh a prayer.
- The Phoenix And The Turtle
Studied both from life and different taxidermy collections (largely the Berlin natural history museum and the Horniman museum, London); I am fascinated with the stillness and melancholic beauty that can be imbued through the representation of birds.
Swallow
oil on canvas
35 x 35 cm | 12 x 12 in
Yellow song birds
oil on panel
15.3 x 20.3 cm | 6 x 8 in
Blue Swallows
oil on canvas
61 x 61 cm | 24 x 24 in
Three birds
oil on panel
61 x 61 cm | 24 x 24 in
The Jar
oil on canvas
80 x 80 cm | 31.5 x 31.5 in
These dead birds sigh
oil on canvas
12 x 16 cm | 4.7 x 6.3 in
Macaw feather
watercolour on fabriano artistico
47 x 52 cm | 17 x 19 in
Raven
watercolour on fabriano artistico
56 x 76 cm | 22 x 30 in