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Murmurations

When I was driving across Nebraska once near North Platte, I saw the most amazing thing – a murmuration. Now, I didn’t know what it was at the time, but thousands and thousands of birds flying through the air like a school of fish is a pretty spectacular sight to behold.

I pulled off to the side of the road and just watched. It was autumn, evening, and the sun was setting. The birds were backlit so all I saw were fluid formations swirling through the sky.

That sight has stuck with me ever since, and I finally got to working out some images inspired by my experience. This series of paintings explores some of what I took away from that day and other compositions I found along the way.

 

Murmuration No. 1
Murmuration No. 1
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
14" x 10"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 1
Murmuration No. 1
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
14" x 10"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 2
Murmuration No. 2
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 2
Murmuration No. 2
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 3
Murmuration No. 3
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 3
Murmuration No. 3
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 4
Murmuration No. 4
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 4
Murmuration No. 4
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 5
Murmuration No. 5
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 5
Murmuration No. 5
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 6
Murmuration No. 6
2015
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 6
Murmuration No. 6
2015
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 7
Murmuration No. 7
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 7
Murmuration No. 7
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 8
Murmuration No. 8
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 8
Murmuration No. 8
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 9
Murmuration No. 9
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 9
Murmuration No. 9
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and graphite on paper
16" x 12"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 10
Murmuration No. 10
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
12" x 9"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 10
Murmuration No. 10
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
12" x 9"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 11
Murmuration No. 11
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
$195
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Murmuration No. 11
Murmuration No. 11
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
16" x 12"
$195
Buy / Details
Murmuration No. 12
Murmuration No. 12
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
14" x 20"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 12
Murmuration No. 12
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
14" x 20"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 13
Murmuration No. 13
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 13
Murmuration No. 13
2016
Watercolor and charcoal on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 14
Murmuration No. 14
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 14
Murmuration No. 14
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
20" x 14"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 15
Murmuration No. 15
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
14" x 20"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 15
Murmuration No. 15
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
14" x 20"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 16
Murmuration No. 16
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
12" x 16"
SOLD
Murmuration No. 16
Murmuration No. 16
2016
Watercolor, charcoal, and chalk on paper
12" x 16"
SOLD

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