A painting of my cousin and her fiancé, who met while studying birds in Australia, commissioned by another cousin as a gift. Rosellas are their area of expertise, but I couldn't help going all out researching and adding Australian birds until the drawing was packed with them - they’re just too amazing *__*
As a little extra gift I made the little ink and watercolour bonus images below; one for Leonie & Raoul with rosellas and fairy wrens, and one for tea-expert Marjolein - thanks so much again for this sweet commission <3
#illustration#artists on tumblr#birds#Australian birds#watercolour#commissions#portraits#family#painting#kind of made this very difficult for myself#but couldn't resist the siren bird call#I love looking up birds#time and again I just get swept away with wonder at their shapes and colours#so incredible *_____*#bird nerd#Leonie and Raoul#Marjolein#tea#rosellas#fairy wrens#spoonbills#egrets#kookaburra#cassowary#plus chicks#kingfisher#avocet#ibis#and so many more#T u T