We Are Hillbirds Now
mixed media on canvas with earth

“this is the constant and the pathogen, the moon and sickle, the mark on your bodies; make it really special, you are hillbirds now.

this is the ghost and the serpent, the verdict and the medal, your boat of words; make it really special, you are hillbirds now.”

To my mind, this is my first real piece of work – i hope to write more about it over the next few weeks; i’ve put it up here as i wanted an ultimate statement at the beginning of this journal, and the painting represents what i am at the moment aiming towards – which is, somewhat opaquely i know, the redemption of earth and landscape through whatever my heart takes seriously, and all of my feeling in terms of earth and soul, and the themes my heart rests in.

P.S. Some close-ups from the painting: