Lyn Graham Cockatoo 1 Watercolour On Cotton Paper 76.5 X 55.5 In Situ Gold Frame

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Cockatoo 1 by Lyn Graham

I love the woodlands with their tall eucalypts, flowering wattles and whispering casuarinas. I like the way they let in the sun and much prefer this habitat to the rainforests, which I find a little oppressive.

The Habitats > Woodlands paintings are watercolours on cotton paper. Besides using my paint brushes, I make marks with the leaves, grasses, seeds, lichen and twigs I find as I wander through the forests. This one is Cockatoo 1. It’s inspired by the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos that fly among the treetops in the woodlands of Bruny Island Quarantine Station. I would often hear their calls long before they came into view and loved watching small groups of them foraging in the trees.