“In the still of the night”
Watercolour pencil on Fabriano paper
20cm wide x 20cm high
Owned by a private collector
In this work, Gould's long-eared bat navigates his world by echolocation and a red-lined looper moth navigates using the moon as a guide. Both of these creatures are highly impacted by our noisy and bright human lives. It is very difficult for the bat to hear the rustling of a grasshopper in the grass when cars rush by. Likewise, porch lights left on night and day look just like mini-moons to the moth.
We may think that the night is still, quiet and dark but is it?
Blocking in the composition.
This work is drawn on Fabriano paper mounted on a birch wooden panel and varnished so no need for glass. It is framed and ready to hang.
Close up of the faces
Progress image of work on detailing the bats wings.