Chardonneret I (Goldfinch I) Painting

Chardonneret I (Goldfinch I) is a circular painting on a canvas covered board. A painting of the European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), often depicted in Italian Renaissance paintings. The panel below the Goldfinch, is patterned with botanical imagery taken from a Chinese vase given to my Great Grandmother, Matilda (Tilly), by the eldest son, from his time spent in China. These two images are juxtaposed with each other, as they are when I look towards the window, the vase on its shelf next to it, and the bird feeding beyond the glass, in the re-wilded garden. This painting represents the beauty, majesty, and importance of birds we are so used to seeing around us, but whose survival is not assured while manmade pollution, loss of habitat, and pesticides in the food chain continue. This is a portrait celebrating and centring the Goldfinch in the consciousness of the viewer. I'm drawn to painting on circular canvases, or creating a circular world within a canvas, as the shape resonates as reflecting the natural world, from under a microscope to planets. It also have a cyclical sense, like the seasons, or the nature of life itself.

Painting:Acrylic on Other

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15.7 W x 15.7 H x 0.1 D in

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