Chlidonias

54 Parrots

Acrylics on canvas. November 1997. 12X15 inches
This is cool. I studied cockatoo evolution before I took on the giraffes. I'm counting 5 cockatoo species in this picture - am I missing any?

Also, is there a hidden monkey in this picture too?:)
 
Five cockatoos it is (one of them is not totally obvious if a person doesn't really know cockatoos well though). No monkey ;)

I actually did a small (A4-sized) painting many years ago which had all the cockatoos on it, all to scale and perched on various contrived vines and branches, and gave it to a friend who really liked cockatoos. A while after that I did another sketch of a better and bigger design containing all the cockatoos but I never got round to finishing it and it is still sitting with all my other finished, half-finished, and not-at-all-finished paintings in storage in Wellington.
 
Five cockatoos it is (one of them is not totally obvious if a person doesn't really know cockatoos well though).

Haha. I counted 4, read your post, got offended, had another look, and found the 5th. I missed the Palm Cockatoo.

Man, you are talented. What's your website? I am a sucker for buying animal art.
 
lol, yes the palm cockatoo is easily missed because it is black, the crest is cut off, and the red face matches the red of the rosella next to it, so its almost like an abstract addition.

I have no website because I haven't painted anything for a long time. I really just do it for myself anyway, for fun. I never bother to sell anything. However when I eventually move over to Tasmania you can pay me a visit and buy some paintings if you want :D
 

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