Pausing. Having been pushing the monoprinting, trying different approaches, easy to get lost. So today taking time out on admin.
redwing on rowan
Pushing a bit this way and a bit that to get a way of handling the bird, rowan motifs and sense of space that feels right… and gives enough of a clue on how to deal with a larger format.
158‐6481 blackbird & redwing on rowan monotype 23 x 31 cms £POA
redwings on rowan
2 monoprints from the day…
redwing on rowan
redwing on rowan
Making small monoprints in preparations for getting more birds into a tree.
redwings on rowan
redwings on rowan
Able to watch redwings on the rowan by straining my neck out of studio window. Making a series of sketches from memory… more watching and repeating the process.. moving onto gouache.
goldfinches in alder
Return to the simplicity of gouache painting working from memories of recent watching of goldfinches in alder at the reservoir and feeding on lavender seeds on the allotments.
goldfinches on lavender