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As soon as the Lockdown in the UK was announced and in the face of cancellations and delays of most of my forthcoming work, I was bereft of motivation. I felt I had to reconsider my function as an artist during global pandemic, house bound, and feeling emotionally blank and overwhelmed, I began to consider what work would be relevant to a changed world. As I sat in my apartment overlooking a clearer, quieter London skyline, I noticed the birds more than ever and my passion for ornithology re-emerged. I began drawing the birds I could see from my window. Comforted by the process, I asked my social media followers if there was a bird, they'd like me to draw, I expected a little flutter of interest. What emerged was a wide variety of requests for bird drawings. Requests were often accompanied by an anecdote explaining their choice. I began drawing a bird for my followers, most days and now have a disparate collection of ornithological favourites, drawn in pen and coloured in Photosho

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