Australian Bird Eggs
Gouache & Collage on Vintage Envelope
3.5 x 5.75 inches
Price: SOLD
I painted this collection of Australian Bird Eggs in watercolor and gouache on an Australian envelope dated 1958. After painting, I collaged on the antique scrap art bird, and the small strip of Italian marbled paper that closes the envelope. I then scrumbled on the gouache and watercolors. One of the eggs on this envelope is of the Great Bowerbird. The Bowerbird is very unique. The male creates a courtship bower consisting of a vertical twig pathway beautifully decorated with bright objects, sometimes all blue. The objects usually consist of pieces of glass, snail shells, dried leaves, berries, sea shells, and stones. The nest is then built in a treefork hidden amongst the foliage located in a monsoon forest, rainforest, or in the Australian woodland.
