Eagle 1935 - 1942

This delicate drawing of an eagle - or rather two eagles - looks like it was made with watercolour and pencil. I can almost imagine the artist delicately layering thin washes of colour and carefully building up the form. Look at the way the wings reach out, each feather rendered with such care. I can see this artist really trying to capture the essence of this bird. What was on their mind when they made it? Were they thinking of power, freedom, or something else? The soft colour palette gives the bird a gentle, almost ethereal quality. The touch is so light, it reminds me of other natural history illustrators who sought to capture the beauty and wonder of the natural world. And, like them, this drawing isn't just about representation, it's about feeling, and expressing something about the artist's relationship to the world. It reminds us that all artists are in conversation, each work building on and responding to those that came before.