This painting was commissioned by Sonya and Ted Hochsprung, and reflects the palette of their "nest". They moved into a new home that overlooks a marsh, and have been influenced by all the species of birds that visit or inhabit the wetland. Their ornithological interest is reflected in the imagery … of the work; sandhill cranes at sunset flock and bask in the silhouette of a swan. The familiar sight of a flock of Canadian geese flies overhead. Grouse feathers float throughout, as do oak leaves, a favored foliage. Their landscape plan lies beneath layers of paint and imagery, and their platt of survey peeks out in the upper left. Maps from where they grew up are incorporated into surface. Their current address balances with an earlier residence at opposing ends of the painting. Cowser Road is a street in Glasford named after Sonya's family. Antique illustrations of lilacs, an inherited favorite of Sonya's, are transferred on and inked in. Actual grasses are adhered to the surface. Impressed into the acrylic are cast track replicas of the enormous webbed foot of a swan and a great white heron.

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