The shapes Birds make in the air

Another New Studio

I’ve spent the past six weeks working with the idea of birds and the shapes birds make in the air.

Bird Wash Feb 2026

Firstly I finished ‘Bird Wash’.

Drawing Feb 26

I started drawing larger with sheets made from A1 cartridge paper.

‘Shapes birds make in the air’ 3,4,5 and 5 A1 in progress

‘The shapes birds make in the air 2 (large)’ Feb 2026

Developing the shapes made in sketches.

‘The shapes birds make in the air 6’ March 2026

Maquettes March 2026

I made some of them into maquettes.

‘The shapes birds make in the air 5’ March 2026

‘The shapes birds make in the air 6 & 1 9Large)’ March 2026

‘Large’ 6 and Maquette 13 03 26

And continued to work on them throughout March.

Sketchbook Bird Shapes 2026

‘The shapes birds make in the air 10’ March 2026

After that I started to think about making drawings of several rather than one bird.

‘A murder’ in progress

Towards the end of the month I started making AR pieces with meadow space. These are in progress.

Drawing

I’ve continued to draw every day;

The March drawings can be seen here

…and the February images here

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The drawings are posted to  Instagram each day.