Project Type: Birds

Sweet Nothings 2020

Living out of town, when visitors drop in you must have something hidden away in the cupboards so that you can offer them a cup of tea and a snack of some description, preferably home made, but I am sure no one could turn down an iced vovo. This was another of the three pieces […]

A Cup of Tea is Like a Warm Hug 2020

Flannel flowers are my favourite flowers, there is something comforting about their fuzziness. We have them growing wild on our property, although none this year due to the drought, so I missed their soft abundance. This painting refers to the simple things about living here which make me happy. A cup of tea in my […]

The Owl and the Pussycat 2020

The owl (moth) and the pussy cat (bird) went to sea in a beautiful pea green boat (orchid)… My apologies to Edward Lear for making his nonsense poem even more nonsensical… Ever since I discovered that cymbidium orchids are also referred to as boat orchids I have been desperate to paint this picture… I love […]

Birds of Paradise 2019

This painting features a small collection of bird of paradise with their namesake bird of paradise plant. Featured are the Red Bird of Paradise making his way up the side of the chinese vase, the Wilson’s Bird of Paradise in the fabulous blue beanie, the King Bird of Paradise with his sad clown makeup and just to be confusing… […]

Parrot Tulips 2019

Technically a parrot, this crimson rosella is enjoying a feast of tulip petals… or maybe he is playing “she loves me… she loves me not”, either way he looks quite fetching with the parrot tulips in the Delft tulipiere. Parrot Tulips 2019 Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton paper Paper size 79cm x 57cm Private Collection

Fairy Tail 2020

This little superb fairy wren knows that he is handsome, you just have to watch him strutting around and singing at the top of his surprisingly loud voice, but imagine if he had a peacock tail! Oh my! Imagine all the girls he could get then! These peacock feathers are set off in a William De Morgan Persian Amphora […]

Get Em Before They Are Gone: Swift Parrot 2019

This little series is about some of our critically endangered birds, here you will find the swift parrot who flies through our area at great speed, (hence the swift) to nest in Tasmania. I have paired him with some gum blossoms and a Meissen vase. Get Em Before They Are Gone: Swift Parrot Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton […]

Get Em Before They Are Gone: Orange Bellied Parrot 2019

This little series is about some of our critically endangered birds, here you will find the orange bellied parrot with a rather rare Limoges vase. Get Em Before They Are Gone: Orange Bellied Parrot 2019 Watercolour on handmade 100% cotton rag paper Image size 45cm x 31cm Private Collection

Get Em Before They Are Gone: Regent Honeyeater 2019

When I started this series about some of our critically endangered birds, the regent honeyeater whose main breeding site is not so far away from us was listed as critically endangered, but as that site has been pretty much destroyed by the Gosper’s Mountain Fire, let’s hope that he is not now extinct. Only time will tell. Here he […]

Four Calling Birds 2019

This Christmas commission was for a lovely lady to give to her mother for Christmas. It was an absolute delight to paint and has inspired me to think about how I can paint each of the different scenes from The Twelve Days of Christmas with an Australian feel. Four Calling Birds 2019 Watercolour on handmade […]