This painting continues my exploration of the quiet nature of songbirds—their stillness, their gestures, and the poetic simplicity of their interactions. Two dark birds, edged in red, appear against a softly blended field of ochre and pink, their mirrored rhythm suggesting a quiet intimacy. Built through layers of painting, scraping, and dissolving, the worn surface holds an image poised between clarity and suggestion, completed by a handcrafted walnut frame with a gold-leaf face.