". . . a brush with nature"

Of late it seems that I have been painting a lot of ravens. They are fascinating to me and they are beautiful, too. Fortunately, ravens frequent the woods surrounding my studio, so I have many opportunities to enjoy them in their natural surroundings. Most of my paintings are portraits of them, depict them in forest settings or are my dreams recreated. But one piece is quite different in both the inspiration and unusual  setting.

The movie, “The Birds”, was on my mind the entire time I worked on this painting. I have always enjoyed Alfred Hitchcock movies and “The Birds” is most certainly one of his best, in my opinion. 

I hope I was able to capture some of the same sense of unease that Hitchcock did in his 1963 classic movie. A touch of film noir, perhaps.