Nests

9"x9" pastel on La Carte "home"

Spring is here and the birds are singing! A bluebird pair has returned to build a nest in the bluebird box in my courtyard. When painting nests, I am reminded of a chapter from the book "The Poetics of Space" by Gaston Bachelard. "A nest , like any other image is immediately associated with the image of a simple house. When we pass from the image of a nest to a house and visa versa, it can only be in the atmosphere of simplicity." I keep simplicity in mind when choosing the image of a nest to paint.

9"x9"pastel on La Carte

9"x9" pastel on La Carte