Ah St. Kevin! This print I approached with the need to simplify, and I think during Lent this desire to strip away excesses is coming out in the art. I thought of various ways of doing so. From the get go Kevin would have to have the blackbird in his hand, and the characteristic of Kevin’s gesture would be directed towards the blackbird.
Ah the joyous cow! A while ago curiously in Northumberland we saw some smallish black cows from the Jura. They did not like being coralled. One escaped with her calf and was difficult to catch. I saw her one morning respond to me and dog in the distance. She went over a fence like a wild deer, then turned and grabbed the calf in an easy single rhythm to help it make the same jump. Helps to have the wild in there, saint and all. 😊
Ah the joyous cow! A while ago curiously in Northumberland we saw some smallish black cows from the Jura. They did not like being coralled. One escaped with her calf and was difficult to catch. I saw her one morning respond to me and dog in the distance. She went over a fence like a wild deer, then turned and grabbed the calf in an easy single rhythm to help it make the same jump. Helps to have the wild in there, saint and all. 😊
Beautiful result so profound . Amazing to learn about the research. Love every layer of meaning . Hokusai adds the finishing touch! 🙏