Australian King Parrots are so gentle, they often wait patiently for other more boisterous birds to finish eating before venturing down to a bird feeder! #kingparrot #parrot #australia #wildlifeart #drawing #birdart

I find green one of the hardest colours to draw with, perhaps because there are so many different shades to choose from 🌿 rachelhollis.com/product/supe... #parrot #drawing #polychromos #bird #pencildrawing

Pale-headed Rosellas (Platycercus adscitus) are a type of parrot native to north-eastern Australia & can be found in open woodlands, they have incredibly striking colours! rachelhollis.com/product/pale... #drawing #parrot #rosella #australia #birdart

Here's a rather large tree we stumbled across off track in Borneo! Can't wait to do a bit of overseas exploring again soon 😄 #tree #forest #borneo #malaysia

Kangaroo joeys often stay close to mum when outside the pouch, we saw this little Wallaroo joey & mum on a camping trip in NSW rachelhollis.com/product/comm... #kangaroo #drawing #australia #art

Common Wallaroos (Macropus robustus) are often characterised by long shaggy fur which can range in colour from blue-grey to rusty brown #drawing #pencilart #kangaroo #australia

Printing & packing this evening, my kitchen island doubles as a work station 😄 #prints #australiana #wildlifeart

The colour palette of Pale-headed Rosellas is stunning, blue, yellow and turquoise 🤩 I always get excited seeing these birds when we head north! #rosella #birdart #pencilart #drawing #birds #parrot

Flying Duck Orchid #wip video, these orchids are so unique & look exactly like little ducks in flight rachelhollis.com/product/flyi... #orchid #botanicalpainting #botanicalart #botanical #australia

A whimsical watercolour painting of my nephew #painting #giraffe #watercolour

Artwork pops so much in natural light! These cards are off to a bookshop in Victoria #greetingcards #wholesale #wholesaleaustralia #birdart #australianmade #wildlifeartist

The call of the Laughing Kookaburra is one of the most distinctive calls of the Australian bush, they're the largest species of kingfisher too! #drawing #bird #kingfisher #kookaburra #wildlifeart

The Peregrine now has a tail! #drawing #pastelmat #peregrine #peregrinefalcon

Superb Fairywren in pencil, there's something about the softness of pencils I love! #drawing #pencildrawing #bird #wildlife #birdart

Peregrine Falcon on Pastelmat, this is the first time I've tried out this paper & I'm loving it! #peregrinefalcon #bird #drawing #wildlifeart #raptor

Common Bronzewings may be common in Australia but they are incredibly beautiful pigeons! #pigeon #bird #drawing #birdart

Gouldian Finches are incredibly coloured! Males & females can have black, red or orange heads so I've featured all three colours in this drawing 🌿 rachelhollis.com/product/goul... #finch #birds #pencilart #drawing #wildlife

This little Superb Fairywren painting is now finished! Watercolour & gouache on HP watercolour paper 🌿 rachelhollis.com/product/supe... #watercolour #watercolour #birdart #wildlifepainting #painting

A little Silvereye commission, these birds have such a beautiful olive-green colouring and a very distinctive white ring around their eyes #drawing #birds #birdillustration

Double-eyed Fig Parrots have the most beautiful red, turquoise & blue feathers around their eyes, striking against that impressive green! #drawing #bird #parrot #illustration

Love this Flying Duck Orchid greeting card! rachelhollis.com/product/flyi... #orchid #botanicalart #watercolour

This little fairywren is looking better now with some fluffed up feathers! #fairywren #bird #birdart #painting

I need a LOT of practise with watercolour birds, I'm very tempted to get my pencils out and make this a mixed media piece! #watercolour #birds #fairywren #birdart #wildlife

Forest Kingfishers are native to Australia and often nest in arboreal termite nests, I love the range of blues they have! rachelhollis.com/product/fore... #bird #kingfisher #birdart #pencilart

European Robin, I always love seeing these little birds when I visit the UK! #drawing #robin #bird #birdart

This drawing is finished! Blue-banded Bees are native to Australia, at night groups of males roost together by hanging onto twigs and the stems of plants! 🌿 rachelhollis.com/product/blue... #drawing #bee #bluebandedbee #insect

I've been working on this bee this afternoon, I find that when I see a drawing in a video/photo the mistakes jump out, it's a handy tool to know what needs adjusting! #drawing #bee #insect #illustration #wildlifeart

Rolling this A2 Tasmanian Devil print this evening to send, such fascinating animals! #tasmaniandevil #wildlifeart #pencilart #illustration #australia

This Blue-banded Bee is almost finished 🐝 #drawing #illustration #bee #australia #insect

So close to finishing the Blue-banded Bee now! While that's being finalised, here's a recent Mulga Parrot print hot off the press 💚 #parrot #mulgaparrot #print #australia #bird

Flying Fox prints being cut, signed and packed 🤩 rachelhollis.com/product/grey... #drawing #illustration #bat #flyingfox

Basic colours & wing shape down, now for the legs & more details! #bee #insect #bluebandedbee #australia #drawing

So excited to now have Flying Fox prints added to the collection! (Also available in my Etsy shop if you're overseas 😊) rachelhollis.com/product/grey... #prints #bat #flyingfox #wildlifeart #australia

I've been wanting to draw a Blue-banded Bee for a while, excited to have this on my drawing desk! #drawing #bee #insect #australia

It's the last day of my 20% off Etsy sale on all wildlife prints 🤩 rachelhollisart.etsy.com

I work a lot in pencils but watercolour & gouache appeal to me in a much more artistic way, perhaps other artists might relate! Small bird paintings coming soon..... #painting #watercolour #watercolor #birdpainting #bird

Bush Stone-curlew study in coloured pencil. These birds are full of character & their plaintive wailing call is impressive too! #drawing #bird #curlew #birdart #illustration

I like the Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo set off to the side on this greeting card but perhaps a portrait version could look good too? 🤍 #greetingcard #australianmade #australia #birds

I was commissioned to draw this Rose Robin couple as a gift from a husband to his wife, even the little green spider was specifically asked for 🤩 #birdart #drawing #birds #australia #robin

Packing wholesale & website orders this afternoon, this Kookaburra card never gets old! #greetingcard #wildlifeart #kookaburra #australia #ShopLocal

Crimson Rosellas are just stunning!! We tried to get some photos of them recently but they are a tad flighty when you try to get too close 😅 rachelhollis.com/product/crim... #drawing #birdart #parrot #artprint

We got so close to a pair of Glossy Black Cockatoos the other week which was really special, I just love the yellow feathers on the females! rachelhollis.com/product/glos... #bird #cockatoo #watercolorart #wildlifeart

We heard a few of these out camping, Australia's smallest owl the Southern Boobook, it sounds exactly as it's spelt- 'boo-book' 🦉 #owl #bird #drawing #artwork #wildlifeart #birdart

We did the summit walk of Bald Rock in #Queensland last week, the largest granite rock in #Australia. The view was spectacular!

We saw beautiful Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos fly overhead while we were camping, they have a distinctive bouncy flight as if they're held up by string #birds #art #drawing #cockatoo #australia

We've just got back from a camping trip to QLD and we heard so many Green Catbirds! Their call is an amazing sound to hear in the rainforest & I'm looking forward to drawing one again 💚 #drawing #australia #bird #birding #birdart

Printing & packing this evening, always so grateful for every order 🥰 #prints #birdart #fineart #birds #australia

Quokkas are known as the world's happiest animal, you can see why! #drawing #quokka #australia #wildlifeart

Eastern Rosella, loved the double mount on this! #drawing #rosella #australia #birdart #bird

This fella is huge! #mantis #prayingmantis #insect