This joyful original brings two sulphur-crested cockatoos in close, painted by Robyn Clarke in bold acrylic on canvas. Both birds face right in profile, one just behind the other, their yellow crests sweeping back across the top of the canvas in a bright golden arc.
What makes this painting is how much colour Robyn finds in a white bird. The faces and breasts are built from soft layers of lilac, rose, mauve and pale gold, so the plumage shimmers rather than reading as flat white, and the background moves through cobalt, violet and teal behind them. Against all that softness, the deep navy bills and dark eyes, each set in a pale lilac ring, give the piece its weight and focus.
Sulphur-crested cockatoos are found across eastern and northern Australia and into New Guinea, at home in woodland, farmland and suburban streets alike. They raise their crests when excited or alarmed, and when a flock feeds on the ground a few birds often keep watch from the trees, ready to sound the alarm. Clever and endlessly curious, they have even learned to lift the lids of wheelie bins in parts of Sydney, a trick that has spread from bird to bird across the suburbs.
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.
