My Country - Galah is a painting by Frances McMahon Watercolour Bird Artist which was uploaded on March 13th, 2018.
My Country - Galah
Found throughout most of the Australian continent, the beautiful Galah is a very common sight. We tend to overlook the beauty in the common and... more
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Title
My Country - Galah
Artist
Frances McMahon Watercolour Bird Artist
Medium
Painting - Watermedia On 2000gsm Rising Museum Board
Description
Found throughout most of the Australian continent, the beautiful Galah is a very common sight. We tend to overlook the beauty in the common and "everyday" species, but I couldn't wait to paint one of these truly Australian characters, since pink is one of my favourite colours! (Pink is a rare colour in bird plumage).
Titled "My Country" because only in Australia can you see a scene like this. Across this vast land live species found nowhere else on Earth; the opportunistic Galah being one example.
I never tire of painting gum leaves; curled bark wrapped around bone-white branches and the indefinable shades of gum trees. With the exception of the sky, the background is entirely brushed in: even individual blades of grass! New techniques are being developed with every painting. It's a lifelong journey of learning and self-discovery.
There comes a point in every painting where my enthusiasm starts to "flag" and I wonder at my sanity of undertaking such a mammoth task. Towards the home stretch, it usually all comes together.
There are three races of galah. I've shown a male of the race roseicapillus.
148 hours to complete.
Collection of the artist.
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March 13th, 2018
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