Acrylic on wood, ready to hang.

Signed on the front.

This is an original artwork of an Australian Starfish that is Critically Endangered as the "Hairy Marron" with the scientific name of Cherax tenuimanus.

Title - Sifting Sands
Medium - Acrylic on Baltic Wood Panel
Size - 40cm x 40cm x 2cm / 15.75" x 15.75" x 0.75"
Painted - 2019

This is one of two species of crayfish in the South West known as Marron. These are a deep blue colour and are the largest freshwater crayfish species in the world. They are most active a few hours after sunset, longer around a new moon when the water temperature warms up.

This was part of a solo exhibition in which I painted twenty portraits of twenty Australian native animals that are disappearing - a tiny selection of the 10,000+ species worldwide that are extinct or facing extinction. To add accuracy and relevancy you will find a guide on the right hand panel of each of these artworks. The line indicates the size of the animal and a circle with capital letters alongside it will state is classification categorised by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.

The painting comes sealed and ready to hang with d-rings and wire