Louisiana Heron Bird Hilma af Klint while unexpected cutouts and graphic

while unexpected cutouts and graphic intervals introduce a playful tension

nature as architecture

balancing strong female portraiture with an almost decorative abstraction of line and form

Printed in Berlin with pigment inks built to last

and earth tones

Louisiana Heron Bird Hilma af Klint while unexpected cutouts and graphicThis ornithological illustration of a Louisiana Heron depicts the bird in characteristic wading posture, its elongated neck and dagger shaped bill rendered with the meticulous accuracy demanded by nineteenth century natural history publications. Soft watercolour washes build the plumage in layered tones of slate blue and russet, while the wetland setting suggested by spare grasses and still water grounds the subject in its native habitat. The