Woman with Bird Painting

Painted during the Covid-19 lockdown of 2020, the subject of this artwork hints at inspiration from the extended period of time the artist spent in his garden during the Spring and Summer months, where the sounds of nature and birdsong are prominent. The work features the artist's characteristic technique of applying oil paint in thick amounts over card, resulting in a surface that is relief-like to the touch, reminiscent of a rough wall. The palette balances a primarily subdued and calming background of jade-turquoise in varying shades. A warmer palette used for the female figure's face, hair and neck contrasts to the the background, whilst the deeper green of her dress works to bring the two together. Characteristic of the artist's style is the reduced features of the female subject— dark prominent eyes, linear nose, and undetectable mouth.