‘Water Music’ (White Ibis) 2024

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

50.16 cm x 46.35 cm

19.75" x 18.25"

"If I could see what I hear." CB

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‘Study for White-tailed Tropicbird’ SOLD

watercolour on arches (cold press) paper

29.21 cm x 36.83 cm

11.50" x 14.50"

"The idling pivot of the Tropicbird .. sways the world's scales, tilts cobalt sea and sky."

Inspired by Derek Walcott. (b. 1930) West Indian Writer

‘Study for White-crowned Sparrow’ SOLD

watercolour on arches (cold press) paper

17.78 cm x 17.78 cm

7" x 7"

“… having some fun with tendrils.” CB

‘Study for Sea & Sand’ 2023 SOLD

watercolour on arches (cold press) paper

24.13 cm x 26.03 cm

9.50" x 10.25"

" ... and the beach bird stood immobile for a time, observing the turtles and a muskrat, two black ducks and a green heron, as if certain of its central place in a strange and beautiful universe."

Peter Matthiessen (1927-2014) American Naturalist & Writer

‘Waking the Dawn’ 2023

acrylic on rag board

21.59 cm x 26.03 cm

8.5” x 10.25”

“Looking out from behind the studio .. I spent many a morn waiting for the sun to break, before feeling confident enough to dive in to this piece.” CB

‘Across the Sound’ 2023 SOLD

acrylic on rag board

48.26 cm x 42.54 cm

19” x 16.75”

“Early morning on Harrington Sound, Bermuda. Inside an old boathouse, looking out through a screened window, there was a ‘flattened’ image of mangrove trees being projected by the rising sun. The flatness and monochrome of the image reminded me of some ancient wood block prints I had seen from the Far East. A narrative set up, which became the impetus for ‘Across the Sound’ and no matter how the painting evolved from there, it would be imperative that I stay the course and maintain that similar aesthetic.” CB

As well, I’m happy to report, that this piece will represent me/my work in this year’s ‘Birds in Art’ exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. (Wausau, Wisconsin, U.S.A.) September 9 - November 23

UPDATED September 17: Just returned from a wonderful opening weekend of 'Birds in Art' to some fabulous news .. 'Across the Sound' has been acquired by the Museum and will be placed in their beautiful permanent collection!

‘Moment of Reflection’ 2023

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

28.89 cm x 30.79 cm

11.375" x 12.125"

“Swirling clouds

and bubbles surfacing.

A disturbance on the water.” CB

‘Awareness’ (Collared Aracari) 2022

watercolour on rag board

62.54 cm x 27.30 cm

24.625” x 10.75”

“Consciousness without thought ..

Birds, animals and plants have a lot to teach us about how to live more deeply in the present and how not to get lost in thought.” CB

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‘Study for Reflections of Spring’ 2022 SOLD

watercolour on rag board

21.27 cm x 25.71 cm

8.375” x 10.125”

‘Light of Truth’ 2020 SOLD

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

59.69 cm x 62.23 cm

23.50” x 24.50”

“Find the Truth .. and Be the Light.” CB

‘Jackson Lake / Revisited’ 2019 SOLD

acrylic on rag board

26.03 cm x 27.95 cm

10.25” x 11”

“This was an older piece, but sometimes, I just have to go back and in this case, I ended up re-working around 70% of the painting .. for the better.” CB

‘Still Life’ 2019

acrylic on rag board

50.8 cm x 44.45 cm

20” x 17.50”

“A moment of stillness .. for all time, or will it be over in a second?

There is an underlying tension here. Captivated, I too become still and I wait.” CB

‘The Space in Between’ 2018 SOLD

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

78.74 cm x 70.48 cm

31” x 27.75”

“The word ‘nebulous’ came to mind the morning I looked out on the water. I was drawn in to that seemingly infinite space, reeling in the gap between heaven and earth. As if like a bird on the wing, searching for a lost horizon dissolved by the light. I felt a sense of peace and calm wash over me there. In this composition, it is my hope that the introduction of light ‘portals’ will help invite the viewer in, to dwell, if only for a moment in that infinite, timeless space in between .. and experience the same kind of peace and calm as I did on that fine summer’s morning.“ CB

‘Yellowthroat’ SOLD

watercolour on arches (hot press) paper

38.73 cm x 18.41 cm

15.25” x 7.25”

“I guess one could say that I have a ‘thing’ for Yellowthroats and that would be true. As well as being one of my favourite wood warblers, they are among the most wonderful subjects to help aid and assist in creating strong, dynamic compositions. I see their black ‘mask’ acting as a tool that not only weighs heavily on the dark end of the scale, but naturally accentuates the focal point.” CB

‘A Study for Young Whooping Crane’ SOLD

watercolour on arches (cold press) paper

17.15 cm x 29.84 cm

6.75” x 11.75”

“Fading in .. I see this young bird as a symbol of hope for the future of the species.” CB

‘A Study for Andean Goose’ SOLD

watercolour on arches paper

29.21 cm x 31.11 cm

11.50” x 12.25”

“Establishing a mood can be achieved with the careful handling of light and gesture.” CB

A 'conceptual' sketch for ‘Come Rain or Shine’

watercolour on arches paper

14 cm x 28 cm

5.50” x 11”

“From ideas, come visual 'notes' .. then conceptual sketches become compositional studies, which evolve in to the final piece.” CB

‘A Study for Liquidity’ SOLD

watercolour on arches cold press paper

27.94 cm x 30.48 cm

11” x 12”

“A 'compositional' study for the painting I would call 'Liquidity'. I make studies like these to help establish a foundation upon which I can build a solid painting.” CB

“In future and on a more regular basis, I will continue to post latest work here, but will also place sketches, studies and details that may be of some interest.” CB

‘Study for Warm Front’ SOLD

acrylic on rag board

31.75 cm x 22.86 cm

12.50” x 9”

“This may not look like a 'Study' .. but it is one of the paintings I made to help determine a favourable combination of light, colour and contrast for the painting I called 'Warm Front' (Greater Flamingo).” CB

Study for ‘Needle & Thread Alley’ (Bermuda) SOLD

watercolour on arches cold press paper

25.4 cm x 27.94 cm

10” x 11” 

“While I've been working on another, rather complex piece for some time now .. and would like to see it through to completion at some point very soon. I couldn't resist finding some relief in revisiting and reworking this study any longer.” CB

‘Synchronicity’ (Wood Duck)

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

45.72 cm x 50.80 cm

18” x 20”

(Collection of the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum. U.S.A.) 

“Exploring the concept of underlying connectedness and 'meaningful coincidences' as Carl Jung suggests ...” CB

“... Synchronicity takes the coincidence of events in space and time as meaning something more than mere chance.” CJ

“It’s an abstract concept that seems to embody the intuitive response I had that day in October, when I conceived this work. It points to a ‘deeper order’ or an underlying connectedness of things. I use the word ‘intuitive’ because looking out that day and seeing the colours and shapes and becoming aware of the patterns that were starting to emerge, I was reminded of the ornate shapes and colours that decorate the Wood Duck. Moments later, I spotted them and instantly wondered if somehow my subconscious had already been aware of them. A meaningful coincidence perhaps, these patterns aligning without cause.” CB

‘Out of Silence’ (Snow Bunting)

watercolour & acrylic on rag board

53.34 cm x 60.96 cm

21” x 24” 

“Subtle tones of 'white' on white, pushing and pulling with colour temperature .. creating depth, space and 'air' in between .. to let it breathe.” CB

“In order to see birds, it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” 

Robert Lynd (1879-1949)

Together at last :

‘Earliest Birds’ SOLD

acrylic on rag board

50.8 cm x 39.37 cm 

20” x 15.50” (framed) 

“Earliest Birds' and its new frame have finally been united.

Beautifully crafted by 'The Gilder' in Toronto, Canada.” CB

Please visit: thegilder.ca

‘LightSwept’ SOLD

acrylic on rag board

48.26 cm x 20.32 cm

19” x 8” 

“A Yellowthroat goes undercover, as an approaching storm threatens to extinguish the last glimmer of light.” CB

‘Earliest Birds’ SOLD

acrylic on rag board

36 cm x 25 cm

14” x 9.75” 

“Although, I have never seen Ibis at Point Pelee...

this painting was inspired by early morning treks along the east beach to the tip.” CB

“Sweet is the breath of morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds.”

John Milton (1608-1674) English Poet