This one’s just for fun… the tentative title is ‘Flurry’ 40″ x 30″ acrylic on stretched canvas

Here’s a section, showing that if you look carefully you’ll see that some of the feathers contain the silhouette of a bird:

And lastly, here’s a closeup of a different section. I think I’ll add more hidden birds…

I like this technique and use it a lot in my sketchbooks. Colour is randomly applied — usually diluted coloured ink — and left to dry. Then simple line drawings are doodled on top. The subject matter in both of these was suggested by themes proposed by the sketch club I belong to.

Because that’s what I’ve been doing, as usual…

For years I’ve been fascinated by how tree roots adapt to small city spaces, especially in public areas with curbs and sidewalks. The roots are often constrained and confined, and become quite contorted. Yet the tree thrives. This is adaptability and resilience!

I’ve decided to use a high contrast style in black and white, in different media on a variety of surfaces, to make a series of semi-abstract images on this topic.

This one is 10″ x 16″ in carbon ink (for both lines and wash) on cold-press watercolour paper: