Bold black and white linocut prints featuring the Australian Sacred Ibis and a beautiful Bassian Thrush pair with empty nest, have just been added to my shop. These unframed prints are a signed edition of only ten prints each. They look very fine when framed with an Antique White mount in a classic black painted…
Tag: bird linocuts
Parrot Play linocut here at last…
I’ve finally printed the the rest of this edition of Australia’s larrikin parrots playing Quidditch with a Casuarina seed pod. Thanks for your patience on this one! When I first made the print during covid times, materials were scarce so I only made three prints. Technically it is a difficult linocut to edition because of…
Meet the Crested Pigeons
A pair of Australian pigeons show off their plucky crests. It’s easy to believe these stocky, punkish avians are a species distantly related to dinosaurs. This linocut is an illustration from Bird Speak by Wally Marek and the title “Crested Pigeons meet a distant relative” comes from his writing. More details here: https://helentimburydesign.com.au/product/crested-pigeons-meet-a-distant-relative-linocut-bw-edition/
New prints in the shop
Red Wattlebirds are the second largest member of the Australian honeyeater family. An unmusical bird with calls including raucous coughs, a harsh ‘yac a yac’ and a loud ‘chok’. In these linocuts a whole gang is feasting on the nectar-rich bottlebrush flowers of a Callistemon. Here’s the colour edition print which is also available…
Open Studio 9th & 10th April
Come and visit my studio in Drouin and the studios of fifteen other local artists in the area on Open Studios West Gippsland weekend. This self guided tour will take you around beautiful West Gippsland. Your $10 weekend pass will admit you to all studios over the weekend. Click here to visit the Open Studios…