Birds on a Tree Branch Painting Size:40"x20" rise from a meadow flecked

rise from a meadow flecked with yellow-green grass and pale falling petals

The deep shadow surrounding him lends the whole composition the gravity and drama of an old master study

The photographic detail catches the gleam of wet stone and the gentle flow of the current as it slips over the rocks

Hung in a bedroom above a chest of drawers

Tiny flecks of backlit pollen drift through the amber air

Birds on a Tree Branch Painting Size:40"x20" rise from a meadow fleckedNine small songbirds line up along a single horizontal perch in this cheerful, colour rich painting, each one a different jewel bright shade. Oranges, sunny yellows, vivid blues, fresh greens and soft whites alternate down the row, their rounded forms rendered with glossy, almost luminous brushwork. Some face left, others right, a few turn to glance at their neighbours, giving the whole row a lively, chattering rhythm. Above and behind them, a gentle