Black and White Bird Painting Size:8"x12" There is a quiet dignity

There is a quiet dignity to the scene

its huge dark eyes and rosy snout set in an expression of pure delight

a sense of one fleeting moment caught forever

and the effect is close to hanging weightless in warm tropical water

Its mane and tail stream backward in the rush of motion

Black and White Bird Painting Size:8"x12" There is a quiet dignityThis painterly portrait shows a small tit perched in profile on a slender branch, its long tail angled gracefully downward. A crisp black cap and bib frame bright white cheeks, while soft grey and inky black feathers layer across the wing and back. Behind the bird, a weathered birch bark trunk and a warm cream wash give the scene a quiet, rustic depth. The loose, confident brushwork lets the little garden visitor feel both lifelike and gently