BIRDS - HEAVENLY

One of my most personal series. It was created when I had to say goodbye several times within a short period, including to beloved animals. Out of grief grew the wish to capture something comforting: that after a farewell, life goes on somewhere, light, free and at peace. In all of these images, the heaviness of a loss meets the light that breaks through nonetheless. Bare, drooping branches and dark clouds carry the grief, the birds carry the hope. They sit quietly, look upwards or watch the flocks drifting into the light. The series is made up of three parts: HEAVENLY BIRD I: a single bird on a cloud, in white, soft blue and rose. The quietest part. HEAVENLY BIRD II: warm, earthy tones of sand, ochre and sage green. Including IIa, the best-selling variant. HEAVENLY BIRDS III-B: cool turquoise and blue, a luminous sea of clouds with small blue birds. I show each part in several formats and crops, so you can find the version that suits your space. I designed and painted the cloud textures myself. The birds come from a copper engraving from around 1860 (public domain, The Graphics Fairy). I reworked their colours and gave them my own artistic touch. Images for moments when you think of someone you miss. Modern mixed media (no AI). Collage and painting ©2015–2021 by Pia Schneider, atelier COLOUR-VISION.