The robin is one of the best-known birds in the Netherlands. Common in gardens and parks, they have adapted well to city life. These little birds often hop ahead of you when you walk through the woods. The robin is a loner, only in the mating season you may encounter them as a pair.
This robin is made with pastel chalk on pastel card. The coarse structure of the paper holds the chalk.
Much of my childhood was spent in the forest near my parents' cottage. There, my love for birds, the forest animals and the rustling wind in the trees was born. The forest is still a place I love to visit, I immediately feel relaxed, can breathe.. Read more…