| "Together with my love for painting and the out-of-doors, my garden takes a lot of my time. I love to plant, and create my own little wilderness. I built a habitat around our house where birds and other creatures feel at home. The nuthatch is one of our guests every year. My collection of old terra cotta jars, almost overgrown by ground-covering plants, is his favourite perch before he starts his acrobatic activity on a big pine close by. This painting is a tribute to one of my favourite backyard birds, combined with my favourite spring flower, the rhododendron." Carl Brenders |
