I distinctly remember, in the early Spring after my beloved dog Nemo died, trudging through the rain towards the local bay and being struck at a blackbird taking shelter in a cherry blossom tree, we met eye to eye and it’s a very iconic memory for me.
I regard blackbirds as the super model of the bird world. Such poses, such vogue, this painting was again taking huge inspiration from Creative Abstract Watercolor. It’s not bad for a first attempt and I was horrible at painting anything black before (see here and here). When next Spring rolls around I’ll probably have another go at recreating this scene.
