Sunset Refuge

This painting is inspired by a photograph taken by Australian photographer Mark Seabury.  The yellow tailed black cockatoo is a large and striking bird, variously protected under Australian law as vulnerable and endangered in a number of Aussie states.  While I was in the middle of painting this work my family and I were awestruck as we were visited by a flock of Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos. They arrived more or less in our backyard! They are large birds and make their presence felt with noise, a very particular squawk, and leave a lot of mess on the ground from their pinecone lunch. The Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoo is one of 5 Australian Black Cockatoos: along with the Red Tailed Black Cockatoo, Carnby’s, Baudins, and the Glossy Black Cockatoo. This large painting is professionally framed in a timber tray-style frame. 

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BIOElisabeth Howlett is a professional artist, an oil painter, working from her studio in Adelaide, South Australia.Elisabeth applies impasto style oil paint using hog hair brushes onto canvas. Her works reflect a painterly but modern style. Using thick oil paint to emphasise the impression of each brushstroke, she leaves an array of texture, movement and light on the canvas. Trained in law, Elisabeth spent the majority of her legal career on matters impacting the natural environment.Having her two children gave Elisabeth the opportunity to develop her art practice and transition from a legal career to a career in art.Elisabeth is captivated by the beauty that surrounds her, particularly the elegant forms of flowers. She translates the beauty she sees in the world onto her canvas.