Gary the Galah - Out of the grey No.16

Gary the Galah is number 16 in a series that I call out of the grey. The paintings are in support of someone very close to me who has publicly come out and I decided to do the series to show my support for them.

The idea is for the birds or animals to have the colours of the pride flag splashed proudly on them with a grey background as if they are coming out of the grey area that has been holding them back and coming out into the light/colour and feeling happy and proud of who they are.

This painting is painted on a narrow edge round canvas, sealed in a satin varnish, signed and ready to hang.

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I am an artist based in Wollongong, NSW, I grew up here between the mountains and the sea. My passion lies in painting with bright and bold colours, Australian native animals, especially birds make up a lot of my inspiration, though I also like to explore flora and still life subjects. I like to accentuate the hints of colour I see within my subject matter. I love painting with a palette knife and I use mainly acrylic paints on stetched canvas.

I love to add texture to the canvas with deliberate strokes that give the subject matter definition without it always being obvious. I am a full time artist working from my home studio on the South Coast. I find great inspiration from daily beach and bush walks and I can't imagine a life where I was not able to be creative everyday, and I feel truley blessed to be on this journey.