Lyn Graham Quoll 1 Watercolour On Cotton Paper 76.5 X 55.5

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Quoll 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 Quoll. It’s inspired by the wonderful Eastern Quolls we often saw on Bruny Island, which is now their stronghold.They used to be found throughout south east Australia, but alas no more.

These beautiful animals look like a cross between a small cat and a squirrel. They come in two colours – fawn and black – each with vivid white spots on the body. We would sometimes hear a group that lived under the old doctor’s house at Bruny Island Quarantine Station.