The Swallow 2

Amy Izat

This image shows a detailed hyper-realistic drawing of a swallow in flight, facing the viewer. The left and lower side of the swallow’s body have been erased to represent the area of her vision that Amy no longer sees when she looks directly into the bird’s eye. In this area there is a faint impression of the original drawing.

Swallow 2 (with the poop).jpg

This image shows a detailed hyper-realistic drawing of a swallow in flight, facing the viewer. There is a stain from bird-droppings below the bird.

Inspiration behind artwork

Some days, I imagine I follow the same path as the swallows with their long and treacherous journeys to and from Africa, where at any point along the way they can be confronted with difficult choices to make for survival. And yet, despite the knowledge that each journey has its dangers, they are greeted with the warmth and love of a home they always go back to at the same time every year. For me, my home nestled in a forgotten bit of land above the river Tweed but below the border line of Scotland, has been my focus. It has been my goal to return there, to smell the north-east air, to see the starry nights and to keep living each day knowing that everything is going to be okay. To live by trusting in what there is above the skies that the swallows dance in.

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