Moore Thoughts: the story I forgot to tell u

At the end of August on a very sunny day I was working away in my studio in TriBeCa finishing up a canvas that had been giving me a lot of trouble. It wasn't a large surface only 24x24" but sometimes squares can be hard to work with. In the SE loft that I live and work in for many years now, there are 4 6x4 feet windows that span across on the eastern side. This cement building is an extremely old warehouse and one of the first in the shipping area off of West Street. The windows are original and work on a pivot. I usually jam a piece of wood on one side corner in order to keep them propped open. Anyway I decided that the best way to complete the canvas was to finish the shadow bird that was centrally located within the piece. It had an ancient plaster-roman-esk feeling to it and not something I normally paint. It was all about the bird. I finally hung it up on my living area room for viewing. Upon hanging the work, just as I was turning to get a better view, a tiny intense green bird flew in my window and into the room. A whoosh and he appeared. This type of bird I had never seen before. He was no bigger that a sparrow but had a such vivid metallic color. He flew directly over to the last window in the row which was closed. He seemed to have no fear of me as I tried to jimmy the window open. He did however tap his one foot impatiently awaiting his freedom. The air blew in and he was gone, I named the painting "Nature/Bird" and decided it was complete.