Alexandra Blum, ‘Tower’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2023. Photo credit: A. Blum
I love the way I see birds flying at close quarters from my studio window. In this case, the pigeon instinctively twisted its body in flight as it skimmed past my window. Later, a seed head floated through the same spot, its gentle drifting fall countering the determined directional flight of the bird. The tower in the background is a brick chimney, part of a complex of historic warehouses and factories. My eye is often drawn to it, even though it’s beginning to be overshadowed by tower blocks being built to its right.
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Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Tower’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2023. Photo credit: A. Blum
Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Tower’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2023. Photo credit: A. Blum
Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Tower’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2023. Photo credit: A. Blum
Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Tower’, graphite on paper, 42 x 59.4cm, 2023. Photo credit: A. Blum