Birdland

Mac’s great aunt Margot was an early supporter of his work. Shortly after graduating college, she invited him to paint a mural in her Long Island home. The goal of the painting was to bring light and movement to a narrow corridor separating the living room from the dining room. Based on viewer’s proximity to the wall, Mac thought a range of overt landscape shapes with flowing details would be a nice complement for the space. Birdland is a tribute to Mac’s great aunt and the many amazing people she surrounded herself with. As Margot used to say, “You are who you hang out with.” It was in this spirit that the attitude of each bird was infused. Several years after completing the mural, it was lost in a fire, but our family’s fond memories of it remain.