I have always felt driven towards painting and drawing winged figures, and this has in recent years developed into a fascination with birds.
I love the winged human figure as a symbol that is so comfortable and familiar to us, but at the same time wildly fictional.
The obsession with birds is drawn from my interest in their social and secret lives, which I feel parallel that of humans. I watch them from my window in the same way I watch passing people in the street. I am also intrigued by the pattern, texture and colour of their feathers. They're an intricate and never-ending subject in their variety.
Ness Mann Artist
Goose
Gouache on paper
Toucan (commission)
Acrylic on canvas - 1000x1500mm
Wren
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Crested Tit
Watercolour and pencil on paper
Raven
Watercolour and pencil on paper
SOLD
Night Peacock
Acrylic on canvas - 1200x600mm
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