We spoke our words into the ice and now the ice is melting Painting

Snow Petrels (Pagodroma nivea), of the Antarctic region. I love the blackness of their beaks and feet against the snow-white plumage. I don't often draw inspiration directly from other bird paintings. But this is somewhat inspired by a 1772 watercolor by explorer-naturalist George Forster: please google it. Like much natural history illustration of that pre-photographic age of discovery, Forster's bird is set in an almost surreal invented landscape, reminding me somewhat of William Blake. Stylistically, I think my inspiration comes more from artists like Diebenkorn. [The "discovery" was European: for many other cultures it wasn't so much a time of discovery as of brutal invasion. Obviously. Though that doesn't detract from the incredible sensation of wonder European naturalists must have experienced as they catalogued the planet's incredible biodiversity.] I like the rough approach used in this painting, I'm happy with it and want to explore it further. Though different birds in their different landscapes each ask to be painted in different ways...

Painting:Oil on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:15.7 W x 24 H x 0.4 D in

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