Chinese Birds Painting Size:36"x24" Tiny flecks of backlit pollen

Tiny flecks of backlit pollen drift through the amber air

fading into the softest grey until they dissolve at the edges of the composition

The honeyed light and soft greys harmonise with linen

Here a red fox drowses on a moss-cushioned tree trunk

when the cold outside is half the fun

Chinese Birds Painting Size:36"x24" Tiny flecks of backlit pollenThree small songbirds with warm orange breasts gather along a slender branch, painted in a flowing ink and wash style that lets the colours bleed softly into the cream ground. Below them, peach lotus blooms open above broad teal lily pads, their edges dissolving into delicate washes and scattered ink spatter. Fine brushwork traces the curling stems and the birds' dark wings, while faint silhouettes of flight drift across the background. The whole