A little birdie told me

Acrylic and pencil on Japanese newspaper (2012)
This piece is about nature wearing the colours of man like war paint, trying to adapt to man's intervention. The fluorescent paint also looks like energy radiating from the animal, as it is painted on the places I find most intense, usually around the eyes, radiating down the neck - wherever there is tension. Japanese newspaper was used as this is one of the most overpopulated places on earth, which has a very detrimental effect to the environment. The birds are almost congregating together, communicating with each other - which is where I got the idea for the title, which ties in with the Japanese newspaper wanting to communicate it's stories to the wider public....