Giclée on paper
Signed and numbered on the back.
Limited edition Giclée print on Ilford textured paper (cotton).
Edition 1 of 10, signed and numbered by the artist.
Size: 60 x 60cm.
Vibrant mixed-media artwork, combining original nature photography with digital painting.
The iconic Aussie Rainbow Lorikeet does a peculiar thing to stay cool in extremely hot weather: he sits very still in the shade with his beak wide open, and crazily vibrates his tongue up and down in his mouth. I captured this unusual behaviour in my backyard on a 45 degree summer's day, and decided to honour my lorikeet friend by transforming his heat-stress reflex into a unique work of art.
So, here he is: hot and bothered, but surviving. Inspirational, and just a little bit Cray-Cray!