Jackie Besteman’s bird portraits intrigue. Clearly they are exquisitely achieved and executed. I am also a fan of her bold colour sense. Nevertheless, it’s the power of her birds that haunt and stir interest. I’m reminded of fairy tales by Hans Christian Anderson and Oscar Wilde as well as Alfred Hitchcocks terrifying film.
— Natasha Fraser Cavassoni.

About

Welcome! You have found my birds and I hope they make you feel lighthearted! My mission with illustrating these lovely creatures is to show them in a different light by making them into pop art. While I revere the beauty of the birds and try to render them as realistically as possible, I like to juxtapose them with a brightly coloured background and/or a surprising object. The bird always rules, it is pure nature and celebrated as such. They are super stars, resilient, tough, intelligent, resourceful and beautiful. As an urbanite I also like the idea of bringing them into a modern home where they can add a pop of colour and nothing to distract from the beauty of the bird. I have had an evolution with painting and illustrating birds and the goal is to make them better each time. I am also learning about birds every day. It’s been a very rewarding journey thus far and I’m looking forward to expand the collection.

I am currently selling the birds as prints and soon the wood blocks. The latter will be ready soon. I’ll also be adding new prints and new products like notebooks and t-shirts so please keep checking in!

And…. if you are interested if any of the art as a print just contact me.