{"id":1359,"date":"2025-01-11T21:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T21:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/?p=1359"},"modified":"2025-01-26T22:53:26","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T22:53:26","slug":"calligraphic-birds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikecollier.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/01\/11\/calligraphic-birds\/","title":{"rendered":"Calligraphic Birds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Acrylic on 180gsm paper
Eight works, 42 x 60 cm each<\/em>
2023<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This recent series takes a more calligraphic approach to re-presenting birdsong. Still working loosely from sonograms of birds heard we have:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Blue Tit; Blackbird; Nuthatch; Great Tit and Mistle Thrush. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Chaffinch; Goldcrest; Mistle Thrush; Blackbird; Dunnock and Chiffchaff. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Goldcrest; Dunnock; Mistle Thrush; Blue Tit; Chiffchaff; Chaffinch; Blackbird and Nuthatch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Goldfinch; Chiffchaff; Great Tit; Wren<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  5. Nuthatch; Blue Tit; Blackbird; Dunnock; Wren; Mistle Thrush; Goldcrest; Chiffchaff.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  6. The first birds to sing pre-dawn are often Robin; Blackbird; Song Thrush; Mistle Thrush and Redstart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  7. Blackbird; Song Thrush; Great Tit; Mistle Thrush; Dunnock; Nuthatch; Redstart.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  8. Blackbird; Song Thrush; Greenfinch; Chaffinch; Mistle Thrush; Dunnock; Spotted Flycatcher.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n