Original artwork description:

"What birds can have their bills more peculiarly formed than the ibis, the spoonbill, and the heron?"
- Alfred Russel Wallace

The birds of estuaries and mud flats are full of talk but the spoonbill is silent, and rarely even rattles his huge spoon. He wades through the water and sweeps the great bill from side to side like the pendulum of a grandfather clock, tick-tock, dickery dock, swaying the body over the hips to keep the rhythm of the movement.
They are like huge flowers, with wings!
These birds hold multiple truths: awkward and graceful, sensitive and smart, eye-catching and reserved.
This bird opens your eyes to wonder about nature which was often lost in childhood.
Roseate Spoonbills grace their world with vibrant colours, presence, and aliveness. They symbolize the power of stillness, sensitivity, and self-knowing.

Materials used:

oil

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