Two Ghosts (Common Loon) places a solitary waterbird against a field of raw, breathing linen, where the boundary between painted surface and bare ground becomes a deliberate act of restraint. Robert Martin renders the loon with close observation and quiet authority, capturing the species' distinctive checkered plumage and dagger-shaped bill in acrylic and oil, while allowing the composition to dissolve at its edges into near-nothing. The tension between careful depiction and deliberate incompleteness gives the work an atmosphere of suspension, as though the bird exists between two states, fully present and already receding. Martin's practice draws on a deep familiarity with the natural world, approaching his subjects not as specimens but as presences. The loon, long associated with wilderness, solitude, and the uncanny quality of its call, is an apt vehicle for the mood the artist pursues. The title introduces a doubling, suggesting not only the bird itself but something that haunts or mirrors it, inviting the viewer to look again at what the paint both reveals and withholds. The walnut float frame is well-chosen, its warm grain complementing the earthy tones of the linen ground and allowing the work to breathe without enclosure. At 40.6 by 30.5 centimetres, the piece is intimate in scale, suited to a collector who values works that reward sustained, private attention. Signed by the artist and presented framed, Two Ghosts (Common Loon) is available through The Valley and represents a strong example of Martin's ongoing engagement with the painted natural world, balancing technical confidence with a lyrical openness that distinguishes his voice among contemporary figurative painters.