A striking magpie perched on a tree branch, its bold plumage enhanced by the light filtering through surrounding leaves and twigs. The original drawing was done in charcoal pencil on Bristol Board, which allowed for great contrast and detail.
 
This is one of my favourite images from the whole series, in part because it wasn't actually planned. I'd been feeding some magpies in a park in town after a meeting, but as I'd anticipated they were more skittish than the crows, swooping down to grab food as soon as my back was turned then straight off again the minute they caught me looking. I'd spotted this one in a tree watching me and the longer I looked, the further in he or she shuffled. I took a quick snap to post with a funny comment online when I got back, thinking it probably wouldn't come out at all and well, look at it! 
 
This is one of 33 new works created as part of Courting Corvids, a project studying local corvid species. This print is currently in pre order as I'm having my first full run done now, expected shipping date for these is 7th November.
 
This print is a beautiful fine art giclee copy, archive quality and made to last a generation - and then some! It comes in a black mdf frame with hanging fixings - chosen because it is eco friendly, made from reclaimed materials, with a crisp white mount and acrylic glazing so it is safe to ship. Frame size A3 (16.5 x 11 3/4"), print size A4  ( 11.5" x 8")