Mike Bromage - Pigeons (2009)

In 2009 I decided to do a project for which I would do at least fifty individual paintings of pigeons. This is the result of that project.

Overview

Overview

Feeding frenzy

Feeding frenzy

Two pigeons in the rain

Two pigeons in the rain

The swell of dust

The swell of dust

With a sheen of petrol

With a sheen of petrol

My big blue boy

My big blue boy

The motion of distraction

The motion of distraction

The three pigeoneers

The three pigeoneers

Walking in the snow

Walking in the snow

Yellow brick road

Yellow brick road

Pecky pecky peck peck

Pecky pecky peck peck

Fluffy head

Fluffy head

The joy of crumbs

The joy of crumbs

Street light

Street light

sky blue triangle

sky blue triangle

Whitest air

Whitest air

Poor raw foot

Poor raw foot

dust heart scratch

dust heart scratch

Gramobeak

Gramobeak

Is that bird looking west? west right?

Is that bird looking west? west right?

Cleaning his foot

Cleaning his foot

Hey smokey pigeon

Hey smokey pigeon

I smell with my beak

I smell with my beak

Crumb squirm

Crumb squirm

It's a blue earth

It's a blue earth

Cool night air

Cool night air

head in the sea air

head in the sea air

El chip bandito

El chip bandito

you aren't a magpie

you aren't a magpie

Two pigeon on the beach

Two pigeon on the beach

Red echo

Red echo

I am blue

I am blue

It's always a dame

It's always a dame

ridding beak of gum

ridding beak of gum

Living in the shadow of the bomb

Living in the shadow of the bomb

be happy you aren't in a pie

be happy you aren't in a pie

chip or cigarette butt

chip or cigarette butt

warm light face

warm light face

a pigeon is not an island

a pigeon is not an island

Stretching my neck

Stretching my neck

Crest of light

Crest of light

That baby pigeon ate my whole cheese burger

That baby pigeon ate my whole cheese burger

Feathered liquid

Feathered liquid

Lice hunt

Lice hunt

That fat pigeon ate my mobile phone

That fat pigeon ate my mobile phone

Sun prower

Sun prower

Petrol necked sky pirate

Petrol necked sky pirate

Study of pigeon with lice

Study of pigeon with lice

Hopping

Hopping

Beak stuck in gum

Beak stuck in gum

Pigeon eating a chip

Pigeon eating a chip

Do we eat worms?

Do we eat worms?

Melancholy pigeon

Melancholy pigeon

Smoky fat pigeon

Smoky fat pigeon

More studies of a fat pigeon

More studies of a fat pigeon

Fat pigeon eating a chip

Fat pigeon eating a chip

Ohhh fat pigeon

Ohhh fat pigeon

Study of a fat pigeon

Study of a fat pigeon