Birds Nest II – Archival Paper Print

Description

Birds Nest II

By Marc Alexander from his ‘The Secret Forest’ exhibition. Birds Nest II, archival paper prints in various sizes.

Archival Prints

Many of Marc’s artworks are available as fine art digital prints. Professionally photographed and printed on large format inkjet printers, these prints are limited edition numbered bottom left and signed bottom right. The paper used is 320g Hahnemuhle archival watercolour paper. The process employs fade resistant, archival inks, which boast a 100+ year fade-proof guarantee.

The paper prints are sold plastic wrapped on an acid-free foamcore backing board. These prints are also available in varying sizes of canvas.

Birds Nest II

A tightly woven nest baring 3 silver speckled eggs, high up in the treetops and safe from predators. Warming in the afternoon sunlight. Mother within earshot instinctively keeping a watchful eye over her precious treasure – never to be seen or touched by human hands. Spring has finally sprung and new life will soon emerge deep in the forest, where nobody goes. Painted in oils and gold leaf gilding on the eggs, giving that perfect shimmer when the light falls on them.

The Secret Forest

Inspiration for this body of work stems from my love and gratitude toward God for His marvellous creation, which has enthused within me an interest in forestry, particularly its aspects of conservation and regeneration.

The Secret Forest is a paradise of my imaginings, wondrous and alive with many fascinating forms of life. I have often gotten lost in its wooded beauty, trailing shadowy pathways and streams, searching every nook and cranny amongst tangled root systems and mossy rocks just so that I can feast my eyes on its hidden treasures. This is a place where the feral imagination could easily envisage the likes of, elves and tree Ents – a place entirely unspoiled by mankind and the age of machines.