Viral Blackbird/Burning Sky - Signed, High Quality Art Print

Ah, the beautiful song of the blackbird in your garden letting you know warmer weather is coming. No wonder this much-loved feathered friend has featured in folklore and popular culture for centuries.

But what if the blackbirds stopped singing?

Viral Blackbird/Burning Sky was painted in response to the plight of blackbirds in the UK. Due to global warming, mosquitoes are able to survive our milder winters and spread the Usutu virus - a disease which is fatal to our much-loved garden songbird. The X-ray skeleton visible in the blackbird’s body represents the precarious balance between humans and nature.

You can read more about the plight of our blackbirds here.