#165 – Lookout

Male cardinals always appear quietly fierce, with their inquisitive and defined heads and beaks. When they do break their silence, they have a rhythmic and piercing call. Compared to the neutral plumage of their female counterparts, the male cardinal is a red beacon, gleaming amongst the surrounding environment. It is no surprise that such a glowing vision needs to have a militant quality about their demeanour. This piece displays the intensity of the cardinal in saturated pigments of quinacridone red, and napthol red. His fiery figure is poised against a cloudy sky, dense with titan violet grey paint.