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An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for food in the rocks, whil…
An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for food in the rocks, whil…
An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for food in the rocks, whil…
An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for fo… — artist's signature
An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for food in the… — edge view
An underwater, night-time scene beneath a watery moon. A platypus dives into the water searching for food in the ro… — detail
Painting by Sarah Matsuda 16 Artworks Sold

Moonlit Reflections

Acrylic, Paper (Requires Framing)

42cm (W) x 30cm (H) x 0.1cm (D)

Certificate of Authenticity Included
A$590

Artwork Description

Using his bill to seek luscious crayfish.

There are some of my favourite blues and turquoises in this painting. I wanted to convey the ripples of the water under a watery moon - perhaps what it might look like from under the water. This painting is one of the artworks I created for children’s book “Snuggled Away” written by Cate Storey.

It was important to portray the Glenelg spiny crayfish accurately, while keeping it from looking intimidating. You can imagine the elusive platypus diving into the water on a peaceful night like this.

Platypus with Glenelg Spiny Crayfish.

Artist Bio
Photo of Sarah Matsuda
Sarah Matsuda 46 artworks | 2 Sold

Sarah Matsuda is a fine artist and children's book painter living in Paddington, Brisbane. Specialising in mixed media, Sarah works on a range of commissioned pieces for books, portraits and also figurative pieces for sale.

The third generation artist on both sides of her family, Sarah's mother is Robyn Bauer the fine artist painter & her father is Mark Andrews the sculptor who created the larger than life "Sheep" at Teneriffe, Brisbane. Her grandmothers Joan Bauer & Pixie Joan Andrews were also both well known, Brisbane artists. Sarah’s first exhibition was a joint exhibition at the age of 13 years old with her mother Robyn, where she showed lino prints coloured with watercolour and sculptures of animals in clay.

Sarah's first solo show was in 2022, in conjunction with the launch of a beautiful children’s book about Australian wildlife called “Snuggled Away” written by Cate Storey and illustrated by Sarah. They have also published a second book "The Perfect Hollow" and their third book "Sunny Finds His Song" is about to be released.

You can commission artworks for subjects including brides and wedding images, boudoir, breastfeeding mother and baby, family portraits & pregnancy.