Crest

2017

Acrylic on canvas

114 cm x 160 cm

Signed lower right

I was thinking of all the people and their animals that have spread across the globe mixing up animals from all continents and transferring them around the globe willy-nilly, mostly in the19th century - the great century for immigration. Indian Runner Ducks (the 3 ducks in the painting) are a perfect metaphor for this movement between continents as they are a flightless duck from Asia, that now thanks to sea journeys of times gone by have spread to all continents except Antarctica. I also love their inherent sense of humour.  They are the wonderful clowns of the bird world.

Artistically I am also referencing the wave print by Hokusai that we all know and love. He is one of my favourite artists and I was thinking how can I make a painting as a bit of homage to his brilliant work GT

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