{"id":4793,"date":"2026-05-19T22:20:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T20:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/?p=4793"},"modified":"2026-05-20T22:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T20:06:38","slug":"exhibition-the-birds-of-the-neighbirdhood-john-martindale-from-may-30th-to-july-4th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/19\/exhibition-the-birds-of-the-neighbirdhood-john-martindale-from-may-30th-to-july-4th\/","title":{"rendered":"Exhibition &#8221; Birds from the Neighbirdhood&#8221; John Martindale from May 30th to July 4th"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4793\" class=\"elementor elementor-4793\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f17c387 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f17c387\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-987d2e2\" data-id=\"987d2e2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-effa24a\" data-id=\"effa24a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65260a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"65260a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD-724x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4795\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD-1086x1536.jpg 1086w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/POSTER-NEIGHBIRDHOOD.jpg 1335w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a48542d\" data-id=\"a48542d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0645979 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0645979\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e0cf3\" data-id=\"c1e0cf3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950f3b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950f3b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4807 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-19-a-22.29.11-300x44.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-19-a-22.29.11-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-19-a-22.29.11-768x111.png 768w, https:\/\/mel-mtp.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Capture-decran-2026-05-19-a-22.29.11.png 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><span class=\"s1\">A birdwatcher enjoys watching birds, a twitcher will go to extreme lengths to see rare species, a birder is somewhere in the middle, someone extra keen on birds and with a inexplicable urge to paint, photograph or write about them. I moved to the south of France with the specific purpose of being a birder. <\/span><\/p><p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">I started as a kid using watercolour while growing up in North London, then during 3 years in Mexico I experimented using different media. Since I moved to France 10 years ago I have focused mainly on using acrylic in a style which I have developed through my many experiences. <\/span><\/p><p><span class=\"s1\">This series of illustrations focuses on some common species we find in both the U.K, and France, with one rather more<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>exotic species that we can find in the local area.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>WWW\/INSTA\/FB: jonmartindale.fr<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f7bd2ac elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f7bd2ac\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f828f63\" data-id=\"f828f63\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0a2e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f0a2e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A birdwatcher enjoys watching birds, a twitcher will go to extreme lengths to see rare species, a birder is somewhere in the middle, someone extra keen on birds and with a inexplicable urge to paint, photograph or write about them. 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