Siege Gulls

I recently completed work on my latest painting - Siege Gulls - after two to three months of on/off work at the weekends.

The image was inspired by of all things, office politics, and the relationships and patterns people form with one another. I get especially sick of the grovelling attitude some people have towards figures of authority - like parasites latching onto someone who they believe will benefit them in some way.

So the core school of thought behind the painting is around 'parasites'. As per usual I have put my own pop surrealist twist on proceedings, with a potential ambigious narrative in place for others to fill in.

Is Mr. Birdhouse guy coming under attack from a swarm of parasitical birds, ready to strip him bare of his resources? Or are the birds simply in search of the shelter that Mr. Birdhouse will offer them?

I'll post some sketches soon, as work begins on my next painting.