An Uprising

Acrylic on canvas (Sold)

122 cm W x 122 cm H
This painting was one of 8 large canvases that formed the basis of my “Avian Criminals and Other Fine Feathered Friends” exhibition held in 2017 in the Northern Rivers Community Gallery. Each large canvas had a strong background colour and the birds painted thereon were given names that hinted at some kind of rebellion or misdeed. The Crested Pigeons (Ocyphaps lophotes) in this painting were chosen because of the whirring sound they make when they rise in fright from the ground. The source of the noise can be attributed to the way the air rushes over a modified primary feather found on the wings. This is most likely to draw the attention of predators to birds on the wing, and away from any birds remaining on the ground, and as an alarm call to other pigeons.