This vivid original brings you face to face with a pair of gang-gang cockatoos, painted by Robyn Clarke in bold acrylic on canvas. The male's scarlet head and loose, curling crest blaze against a luminous green ground, while the female tucks in close beside him in deep slate-blue, her own fine crest fanned out behind her.
The composition crops tight, so the two heads overlap and the canvas fills with the birds themselves. Rhythmic, pale-tipped strokes build the barred feathering across their breasts, giving the painting a lively, almost woven texture. The pale bills and dark, ringed eyes are picked out with care, and the female's lean into her mate's shoulder gives the piece its quiet tenderness.
Gang-gang cockatoos live in the forests and woodlands of south-eastern Australia, from New South Wales through the ACT and into Victoria, and are the Australian Capital Territory's faunal emblem. They feed mostly on the seeds of eucalypts and wattles, often working quietly through the canopy, and their creaky call is commonly likened to a cork being twisted from a bottle. Their numbers have fallen in recent decades, and the species is now recognised as threatened.
This is a one-off original artwork. Once sold, it will not be available again.
The perfect addition to any nature lover's collection or an ideal centrepiece for those who appreciate original Australian wildlife art.
Specifications:
- Medium: Original acrylic on stretched canvas
- Size: 71cm high × 56cm wide × 3.5cm deep
- Orientation: Portrait
- Features: Signed (lower right)
- Display: Ready to hang with finished edges
All original artworks arrive carefully packaged to protect their pristine condition during shipping.
Part of Robyn Clarke's Australian Wildlife Collection, celebrating the unique beauty of native fauna through thoughtful observation and expressive artistic style.
