'Do Not Disturb' Ed. 22 of 100

Tawny Frogmouth (Podargus strigoides)
The Tawny Frogmouth is a large, big-headed, nocturnal bird, and therefore often confused with owls. During the day, they roost on tree branches camouflaged as part of the tree. In fact, many will pass by them without noticing them!

I personally love this birds so much! A friend of mine had this pair of Tawny Frogmouths in her backyard's Gum Tree. She took the photo I used as reference in this artwork. I loved their "unimpressed" expression, appearing to be quite crossed to have been spotted and slightly disturbed in their daylight sleep...I decided to really capture and accentuate this expression in my artwork.

The original artwork won first prize at the 'Kingborough Art Prize 2019' as well as The People's Choice for the same exhibition (Kingston, TAS). I spend around 80h to draw the original, using 'Rotring' technical pens and 'Noodler's' inks, Black and 'Lexington Gray'.

This is a high quality fine art Giclée Print, Size A2 on Heavyweight archival Canson cotton rag 'art' paper, 210 gsm.

Note to Buyer: Lim. Ed. Prints are printed on order, Numbered and signed, with a 5-7 days dispatch time.

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Fred Moschberger is a Hobart based Pen & Ink artist specializing in Tasmanian wildlife.

He has been producing art for the last few years from his studio and is a self-taught artist.
Fred started Pen & Ink drawing in June 2017 just to try something new and relaxing.
After receiving numerous positive responses to his pieces and technique he decided pursuing art as a career was something that really appealed and provided immense satisfaction.

His appreciation and care for Tasmanian Flora & Fauna is evident in the level of detail he works into each image.

In a world where time seems to rush by ever faster and where our brain is literally saturated with digital visual stimulation, he explains that ‘we need to make a conscious effort to stop the distractions and take the time to reflect on the beauty and stunning variety of life offered in Nature’.

Caring for our environment only comes from knowledge and understanding and begins when we take the time to first “peer in and take a good look”.

The depiction of Nature through Art has this magical power to achieve this and Fred’s goal is to indirectly stir and awaken our emotional appreciation of Nature’s beauty. Each of his artworks guides us through his own sensitivity & painstaking patience into the fascinating world of Nature’s complexity and minute details.

Fred primarily uses Archival Inks Stippling/Dot work (Pointillism) which is the creation of patterns simulating varying degrees of solidity or shading by using small dots. Pen & Ink Stippling has a unique way of highlighting details and contrast and Fred is ever striving to perfect the shading until the absence of colour is not perceived as a loss but rather as an advantage.

His process always starts with the observation and study of his chosen subject, then comes a rough outline sketch of the composition with graphite. Fred explains that he never spends too much time in sketching a lot of detail in pencil preferring to jump in as soon as possible and with no ‘safety net’ so to speak straight into the inking process. Somehow the ‘unforgiving’ aspect of the inking process has a ‘liberating’ effect on his artistic approach, as each ink dot and mark applied is permanent with very little room for correction.

NOTE: FREDERIC DO NOT ACCEPT COMMISSION REQUESTS THROUGH BLUETHUMB AT THIS TIME.