My partner went through a stage of photographing the dead birds that he found on his walks. A morbid fascination, I know, but I was struck by the beauty of these images, mostly due to the juxtaposition between the texture of the feathers opposed to the surface that the birds were laying on.
I was inspired to try painting three of them because I was struck by how serene I found these photographs, and by the small spots of colour displayed, especially on the Spotted Turtle-dove and the Wattlebird.
Wattlebird.
Oil on canvas panel. 203mm x 254mm.
©Jason T Austin 2018.
Spotted Turtle-dove.
Oil on canvas panel. 203mm x 254mm.
©Jason T Austin 2018.
Juvenile Magpie.
Oil on canvas panel. 203mm x 254mm.
©Jason T Austin 2018.
Jason T. Austin. 
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