Three Little Birds, 2023, by Jennifer Copley-May, pen and ink on Japanese paper, 16.5x30cm mounted (artwork 4x17cm)
This piece, and others that are in the browser, are completely spontaneous, using skills and techniques developed over many years. I prepare the paper and often, whilst it is still damp, I make a mark… and then another… and then another… and more… often holding my breath… until I stop. It doesn’t always lead to success!
Three Little Birds is one of a charming series of spontaneous pen and ink drawings, depicting characterful imagined birds – their eccentric forms and also their titles simply sprang off the page. Is this one family or mother and chick and a random passerby? What do you think?
Find out more about Jennifer Copley-May on her artist’s page.
Three Little Birds, 2023, by Jennifer Copley-May, pen and ink on Japanese paper, 16.5x30cm mounted (artwork 4x17cm)
