Original artwork description:

Over the last two months life has changed considerably. With roads quieter and everyone at home suddenly birdsong seems to be everywhere. My studio is in the garden with bird-feeders outside the windows. I thought I would fill my lockdown by painting my companions in isolation. There is a great comfort in nature continuing oblivious to these strange times, busts of colour and life.

This work feature the first in a series of blue tits. They are fluttering streaks of yellow like bursts of sunlight over winter. Blue tits are quite residential birds, seldom moving 20 kms or so from where they hatch making them good companions in the garden.

Artwork comes framed in a 75mm Bronze floral embossed (high pattern) wooden mold, ready to hang without glass. Oil paintings stay healthiest with air flow over the canvas surface, it also allows you to see the texture of the paint without reflection.

Materials used:

oil painting, canvas board

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