Right up my street, without a doubt. John found a lovely piece of veneer that obviously ‘spoke’ to him and what a superb job of the little Stint he produced to complement the background. Perfectly positioned with lots of space for the bird to move into. Marvellous!.

I loved this when I judged at the 2021 National exhibition and my comments are in The Marquetarian. The colourisation of the plumage is perfect and the movement of the birds from bottom left to top right creates a marvellous dynamic. Lovely pictorial dynamic. Lovely picture.