Yellow tailed Black cockatoos

These Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos will delight your guests with their cheeky personalities as they bask in the morning rays of sunlight. Inspiration derives from the cockies themselves, when I photographed this pair in one of my eucalyptus trees. I chose acrylic paint as I wanted a loose, free-flowing medium to create energy and vibrancy.

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Robyn Clarke’s intricate wildlife illustrations are a love letter to Australia’s diverse fauna, blending biological precision with emotional depth to capture the essence of her subjects. Working primarily in coloured pencils, she creates detailed portraits that not only showcase the physical beauty of animals but also their behaviors and fragile connections to their environments.