Peregrine big art The oil paint is applied

The oil paint is applied thickly creating texture and relief in the painting and gold splashed paint in the suggested undergrowth catches and reflects light adding depth to the painting

The boxed edges have been left natural with paint marks showing

Gold paint circles the lilies to capture gentle ripples in the water

The twilight haze clears and sharpens the beauty of my surroundings

natures defiance

Peregrine big art The oil paint is appliedPeregrine, oil on canvas, 120 x 100 x 3 cm I look skyward, my eyes swim in blue, refracted light and golden shadows. Movement, swift and sure, a fractured moment of life and deathPeregrine. My eyes flicker in the sunlight, I look at a too blue sky. Movement a flash of colour and shape. Peregrine. A Falcon hunts, cradled by the wind, eyes sharp and senses taut. Dancing on the breath of the wind. I have tried to capture the movement of the Falcon and