Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed certificate of authenticity.

Many layers and many hours go into creating a painting like this, as well as all my favourite colours. When I start painting a large canvas, I usually have no plan. I just start to paint, and I might just do an underpainting, which I know will probably be painted over, so I just play and have fun. Inspiration for this painting comes from nature, for instance we have an abundance of birds in our neighbourhood. I especially love the Rainbow Lorikeets, but rarely include them in my paintings. This is my first garden painting with Rainbow Lorikeets. I’m not interested in painting realistic birds, but rather my interpretation of birds and flowers. I like to paint my joy and try to explore the feelings of creating my own world. Although this painting will arrive unframed and ready to hang, I think a frame might enhance how it looks in a room setting.