Birds on Canvas Size:40"x28" The white blaze of its

The white blaze of its chest and muzzle glows against a swirling blue-grey background

Sunlight pools softly behind the subject

The artist's hand is everywhere

a deeper band of trees recedes into cooler greens

A burst of island colour to chase away grey afternoons

Birds on Canvas Size:40"x28" The white blaze of itsTwo vivid yellow songbirds face one another on a dark branch, their wings touched with steel blue and charcoal, one wearing a small crimson marking near its eye. Around them, a froth of coral and salmon blossom catches the low backlight, the petals glowing while the background melts into a soft, dreamlike blur. Sunlight filters from the upper left, gilding the birds' breasts and lending the whole scene a tender, golden hush. The closeness of the pair