exploring the mystery of nature with painting & embroidery & mosaic
My latest project is a Purple Glossy Starling inspired by seeing one at the Botanical Gardens in Birmingham. I love the way the tail is so long and seems to flow behind the bird like a ribbon as it flies. They certainly are very exotic looking and their feathers change colour as they catch the …
This is done with Pitt Pens on cartridge paper. I like birds and clouds. And anything pretty really. Pretty things seem to make life nicer.
This embroidery is called “Purple Nevsky Bird” after some drawings I did in the Alexander Nevsky cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria many years ago. I’ve tried to capture the elaborate wooden gilded carvings that decorated the cathedral interior. We were on a tour of many artistic and cultural sights, and there was so much to see. …