Birds of Prey
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‘Piercing Gaze’
Watercolour painting of Peregrine Falcon on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
Size of painted area: 23 × 31cm (9×12”)
For over twenty years we heard the primal cry of the peregrine above our garden, every summer. It is a sound that brings me pure joy.
For some reason, despite perfect nesting sites in old quarries (and plenty of pigeons!), we have only seen them occasionally in the last few years. I miss their wild and haughty presence and am grateful that my art allows me to bring back their spirit to the page if not the sky.
N.B - this painting is currently on exhibition at the Brilliance of Birds exhibition, Rheged, Penrith, and can be reserved and purchased directly from Rheged.
Framed in solid wood St Ives frame.
‘From Out of Dreams’
Watercolour painting of Tawny Owl on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
24×20”
This is how I often see a tawny owl - appearing in my torchlight or headlights at night - a beautiful ghostly apparition that looms out of the darkness in front of me. For a moment this invisible bird becomes visible. The image seems to stay with me afterwards - an imprint in my mind.
This painting seeks to capture that moment - this beautiful creature appearing out of the mystery of the night.
SOLD - please enquire if you are interested in a painting of a Tawny Owl.
Framed in white solid wood St Ives frame.
’Osprey Rising’
Watercolour painting of Osprey on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
10×20”
A fierce and capable hunter, ospreys are the fishermen of our inland lakes and rivers during the spring and summer months. They arrive in April amongst a flurry of excitement as locals look out for their first glimpses of this majestic bird of prey.
To see an osprey descend into the water to fish is a wonderful sight as they plummet through the water. They are able to carry their own weight in fish and have adapted to grasp and hold the fish in the most aerodynamic way when taking it back to the nest.
I am fortunate to live in an area of England where ospreys have returned after a long absence. This - and the painting, Osprey’s Descent - focus in on those fleeting moments when the bird is at one in two elements, water and air.
Framed in white solid wood St Ives frame.
’The Watching Post’
Watercolour painting of Kestrel on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
2027
Size of painted area: 20 × 26 cm (8×10”)
Available unframed or framed in solid wood St Ives frame.
Please allow up to three weeks for framing.
‘Breath of Silence’
Watercolour painting of Barn Owl on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
Size of painted area: 36×46cm (14×18”)
Barn Owls are the most beautiful ghostly presence as they weave lightly around the meadows at dusk. Their silent ease on soft powerful wings as they quarter the fields is always a treat to see - a sight that makes the heart leap.
Thanks to @carol.boroughs for the use of the beautiful photo that inspired this piece.
Available framed in white solid wood St Ives frame.
Framed size: 61cm wide ×51cm high x 3cm depth
‘Osprey’s Descent’
Watercolour painting of Osprey on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour. 2025.
Size of painted area: 41cm x 51cm (16×20”)
On powerful wings, with talons outstretched and ready, the osprey makes ready to plummet into the water.
Available framed in white solid wood St Ives frame.
Framed size: 76cm wide×57cm high×3cm deep
‘Falling into Silence’
Watercolour painting of Tawny Owl on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
Painted area: 61×51cm (18×14”)
Appearing from the deep blue of the evening sky, a tawny owl drops to the ground silently.
Exploring the valley where I live at dusk is a different experience and I have been fortunate to observe our local tawny owl - from a distance - several times this year. That utter softness and stealth! Seeing it resting in stillness, or flying silently, I feel it as an absence - a velvet blackness that seems to absorb all surrounding sound. A secret presence. It is as if we have to wake up a part of ourselves to be able to see and meet it.
Available unframed or framed in white solid wood frame.
‘Windhover IV’
Watercolour painting of Kestrel on 300gsm 100% cotton watercolour.
9×12”
Catching the moment, hovering in the air - the beautiful burnished kestrel quivers in the sky, both part of it and distinct from it. A moment of mystery.
SOLD - please enquire if you are interested in a painting of a Kestrel
Framed in white solid wood St Ives frame.