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Watercolour number 4 Autumn 25 series is a vibrant watercolour painting. The piece has a combination of hot reds, yellows, and cool greens and blues. It's a sunny piece, perfect for warmer coloured wall spaces.

Part of a series of six paintings, this is the fourth piece in the series. The painting is of a wood pigeon. This tender bird painting shows the pigeon gently perched on a branch, giving the piece a sense of sweet intrigue.

The painting style is illustrative, abstract, and naive realism. There is motion in the marks. You can see the pencil through the brush strokes, and dashes of black and white ink give the piece a sense of energy that reflects the spirit of the pigeon.

The final original painting has a natural wax medium finish. The glaze gives the piece beautiful depth and a natural shine. I mounted the artwork on acid-free, archival mount board. 

This watercolour is ready to hang on your wall. This painting comes with a magnetic float mount, and is so light, you'll find it easy to place it where you want it.

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WATERCOLOUR NUMBER FOUR, AUTUMN 25 SERIES, IS ABOUT ALERTNESS.

The painting shows a pigeon sitting with a tender look in her eyes. 

Pigeons are often seen as vermin in cities. I never understood that, or why people see them that way.

Birds do tend to defecate everywhere. From my perspective, bird poo is a great source of fertiliser for plants. So I see it as a space organisation issue, not an animal one.

The natural cycle of bird waste and flower growth is the connection between sky and land.

The infinite potential of the perpetual wonders of this world.

I see pigeons as part of that beautiful interconnected natural reality. These birds are inseparable, intertwined, and always inching towards one another.

They always flock together. Often you see them trying to mate with one another, hear them cooing, or flying away as one if startled.

They're gentle. Tender. They're not as violent as other birds, who I also love and see often in the glade.

Those other birds see them as prey. Unlike in the city, wild pigeons are more apprehensive around humans.

Even in their apprehension, they teach me that connection is fleeting in this life. You never know how long you have, or how long others have.

Connection, then, is life. Cherish it, enjoy it, and adore it, for in an instant it can disappear. 

The way I painted Watercolour 4 Autumn 25 Series was a multi-layered approach. I wanted to blend the abstract with the figurative to bring out the spirit of the animal.

Pigeons nurture connection without embarrassment. They don't hold back, even in rejection.

It's a beautiful lesson for those more timid. To allow connection in, because you never know how long you have left.

There's no telling what will happen. So connect, and cherish those you adore. That's what this painting is about.