Back for a visit again...on an atmospheric morning. W535 waiting for me when I went out to feed the remaining few in my care. I hope you are still looking out for our (@westcornwallwildlife) released colour ringed Gulls they have a big plastic blue ring with a code starting W the ones I have released have all be in the 500-550 number range but we are interested to hear about any of them as they are part of a PHD research project with Exeter Uni.

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Jackdaws caught in the act bringing their new friends to breakfast.... I released 4 Jackdaws and now have a group of 7 and 2 magpies to support 🤣 it's all good, I feed the birds anyway... it's only a bit of supplementary food and they are all welcome.

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I have popped my paintings on paper back onto my website after open studios there are still one or two of these landscapes if you feel like treating yourself... I am looking forward to responding to the autumn colours again soon. . #landscape #abstractlandscapepainting #cornwallladscapepainting

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Lovely sunflowers for the birds too in my garden, the wildlife has had some really good meals from my veg but that's ok because so have I 🥰

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Borlotti Beans! Aren't they a beautiful colour I do love growing veg 🥰🌱🍆🥕🍅🌱🥰

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The Raven or Crow has a companion this Rook balancing on its ball ... I was thinking as always about the precarious nature of our world and it's fine balance

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There seems to be lots of pigeons in rescue centres at the moment, such interesting and complex birds I wrote a little ebook about them back on february more information on my website if you would like to have a read 😊 it's called Rock Dove and was my February bird of the month. ❤

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It just a Crow sort of day today "gnarled wisdom" on canvas. #crowart

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North Cliffs inspired little paint with Gulls... glorious over there today!. . . . . markmaking #cornwallpainting #acrylicpainting #abstractlandscape #coastpainting

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This Jackdaw painting gives me the opportunity to tell you that all of the lovely Jackdaws I cared for and released on the 22nd August were sat in the open aviary this afternoon bless them. Although they are not tame and leave as soon as they see me which is always good. I have moved their daily feeds to a table outside now, but they obviously just like to hang around in there. Fortunately i don't need it for anything else at the moment so they are very welcome to spend as much time as they like 🖤🖤🖤 #jackdawpainting #wildliferehab #wildliferelease #helpwildlife

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For me it was lovely thank you to everyone who visited virtually or physically 🥰 #Repost @openstudioscornwall • • • • • • And with that, we say farewell to @openstudioscornwall for another year, and what an amazing event it was, despite all the obstacles in our path! It was a subdued affair for some participants, for others it was intensive; either way it was markedly different from previous years. As always, the event provided a chance to make new acquaintances and reunite with former ones, for conversational exchange and human connection, for moments of inspiration, an opportunity to rethink one’s process and work, to secure commissions, and to wave visitors off having made a sale or two. For visitors to gain privileged access to private studios, flick through sketchbooks, handle works in progress, watch an artist at work and question them about what drives their creations. At a time of social restriction and isolation with people unable to access many arts and cultural venues, this year more than ever, it felt vital that we find a way of connecting people together in this way, of facilitating visitors in safely crossing the threshold into another person’s artistic space of production and into different imaginative worlds. Congratulations to all who took part in Open Studios Cornwall 2020, either virtually, physically or both, and many thanks to all those who visited! Thank you for your patience, resilience, and hard work in making your studio spaces safe and visitors feel welcomed. We hope to see you all again next year for 2021!

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I know I keep going on about it 😪 sorry! I am starting to annoy myself 🤣 There is more on this page if you want to read it, link also in my profile. https://ift.tt/3fmqGXv

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It has been amazing so far , I was really apprehensive but everyone who has visited have been so wonderful it's actually been a pleasure 🧡🧡🧡

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I do adore Rooks ... Black Rainbow, title taken from the ted hughes poem Two Legends @openstudioscornwall last day tomorrow

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Whilst on the subject of Owls here is a Tawny Owl... this one called dark wings. I often hear them calling in the winter.

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This one is on my studio wall today for @openstudioscornwall but I thought I would tell its story. I was lighting a fire in a metal incinerator and suddenly became aware of a presence through the smoke, just sat on the wall looking through the smoke... I quote this poem a lot... but it was held in my mind as I painted as was my encounter... The Owl Who Comes The owl who comes through the dark to sit in the black boughs of the apple tree and stare down the hook of his beak, dead silent, and his eyes, like two moons in the distance, soft and shining under their heavy lashes- like the most beautiful life- is thinking of nothing as he watches and waits to see what might appear, briskly, out of the seamless, deep winter- out of the teeming world below- and if I wish the owl luck, and I do, what am I wishing for that other soft life, climbing through the snow? What we must do, I suppose is to hope the world keeps its balance: what we are to do, however, with our hearts waiting and watching-truly I do not know. By #maryoliver #owlpainting #barnowlpainting #mooneyes #theowlwhocomes #maryoliverpoem

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Also back for a visit tonight again... Herring Gull with colour ring W535 not so hungry just came for a chat, welcome anytime 🥰

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Lovely evening walk on the north cliffs birds, seals, sea and fresh air after being back at work this week for the first time in a while

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The North Cliffs with Gulls, always... this dramatic a beautiful stretch of coastline between portreath and Gwithian is home to many seabirds, and one of my favourite places. However it also has a very dark, dangerous, raw and brutal side to it... this kind of polarity always intrigues me...

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One of the gulls reared by @westcornwallwildlife and me and released on the 29th August popped back to say hello this evening always lovely to see them... tucked into a nice big piece of fish then tried to get back in the main aviary... 🥰 #wildliferescue #cornwallwildliferescue #helpwildlife

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