I was painting birds in vibrant color -and mostly humming birds when I started this one - after a photo of an orange humming bird. It turned out a bit simple (shape) and I didn't like the background being so empty. First time I tried a pattern in colored pencil on the background.
Mixed media: gouache paint on vintage card - pen and color pencil added.
Around the time that two very diverse things were in the news: (1) Eurovision song contest and this years song contest was the first live one after the pandemic ; (2) Ukrain being invaded by Russian military and stories of citizens as victims; thinking of the Hague tribunal. (3) One of the places mentioned on the card was The Hague. All of this blended into the title.