The Cockatoo Ed. 5 of 50

A cheeky sulphur crested cockatoo. These big noisy birds are all over the place here in Sydney. They often look like they are up to no good. I call them the court jesters of Australian bird life.
I also find it quite amazing how the cockatoo can keep itself so white, a great challenge to draw on white paper.

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I use my art as escape from my daily grind as an industrial designer.
The sketching and drawing I do for work is very precise and accurate, often just simple 2 dimensional shapes and objects. Its quite constricting but I get to explore and understand shape, form, scale and negative space.
With my pencil drawing I get to be more expressive. Both constrictive and expressive drawing styles help me to explore and expand my drawing abilities, experimenting with new compositions, view points and techniques

Graphite pencils have been my go to medium for years although recently I have ventured into the world of colour pencils and oil pastels. Some say there is no turning back?
I like to explore different subject matter, challenging myself with levels of detail and textures.

Please don't hesitate to contact me should you have any queries or commission related questions, and thanks for looking at my profile.
Paul