From the Metaphor Contemporary Art website:

Homer’s paintings make one feel that they are out walking through a wonderfully disheveled backyard garden in the company of a visionary naturalist, one able to spot unique fauna flitting amongst the tangled flora. Homer’s birds once again stand in her work as symbols of vivid life engaged in behaviors every bit as mysterious as our own. In a group of smaller works the birds have somehow made their way inside and refresh themselves at tea. In these playful works the birds are painted more or less life size and seem delighted with their transgressions.

Somehow, I thought the birds were still outside, and that Susan Homer was enjoying her tea outdoors while happily painting. Wouldn’t that be divine, to be painting and sipping a cup of tea, when a little robbin or sparrow comes to visit?

See the rest of Susan Homer’s exhibition at Metaphor.