Mixed Media on paper

Signed on the front.

Our family had the classic Australian pet of blue and green budgies when I was a child. Despite being small and ubiquitous they are gorgeous little parrots and I thought they deserved a bit of a spotlight. The bird is rendered in watercolour and ink and sits on a randomly textured, almost aged-looking gold background, to elevate the humble budgie to a regal subject.

This piece glows at night, and the gold catches the light from all angles.

The piece is signed on the front and signed and dated on the back. The image is 22.8cm x 28.2cm and the paper is 28cm x 38.5cm, allowing a large white surround if required.