Keeper of Secrets

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All your paintings are very good. I love Magpies - I think of them as mischievous birds.

Hi Margaret, thanks for your comments. Quite a lot of people hate them. They can be quite aggressive. Some people believe that birds in general are messengers from the spirit world, they certainly have their part in folklore. I rarely see them where I live, they seem to like more open land. I remember the rhyme from childhood. ~ Anni

Hi ~Anni an interesting subject which I rather like, well done.

Amazingly there are 20 species of Magpie in the world. Not quite sure which I have painted here looks more like an Australian magpie Many people consider them superstitious, they certainly have their place in folklore, some believe they bring good luck, others believe bad. I remember being played Rossini's Thriving Magpie when I was quite young; it is said they have a panache for shiny, silvery things which they like to steal and hide. Here the magpie has found a key! I wonder where it came from? I see him as a ËœKeeper of Secrets'. The selected text comes from a traditional rhyme I was told as a child: One for sorrow, Two for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy, Five for Silver, Six for Gold Seven for a secret never to be told This is an acrylic painting on canvas.