This female red tailed black cockatoo or Calyptorhynchus banksii likes handing around on the similarly named coastal banksia which is displayed in a Chinese famille jaune (meaning yellow ground) vase.
This painting was in my Ginger and Honey Exhibition at Michael Reid Sydney.
Banksii and Banksia
Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper
Paper size 80cm x 57cm
Private Collection