Rachel Hollis
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Australian Bird & Wildlife Artist | Fascinated by birds & insects www.rachelhollis.com
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A bit disconcerting when one of the world's largest moth species is attracted to your headlamp! Found this beautiful Hercules Moth in far north Queensland.
#wildoz
#wildlife
#nature
#biodiversity
#insects
over 1 year ago
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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
about 18 hours ago
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I find green one of the hardest colours to draw with, perhaps because there are so many different shades to choose from 🌿
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#parrot
#drawing
#polychromos
#bird
#pencildrawing
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3 days ago
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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!
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#drawing
#parrot
#rosella
#australia
#birdart
4 days ago
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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
5 days ago
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Kangaroo joeys often stay close to mum when outside the pouch, we saw this little Wallaroo joey & mum on a camping trip in NSW
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#kangaroo
#drawing
#australia
#art
6 days ago
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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
8 days ago
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Printing & packing this evening, my kitchen island doubles as a work station 😄
#prints
#australiana
#wildlifeart
12 days ago
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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
13 days ago
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Flying Duck Orchid
#wip
video, these orchids are so unique & look exactly like little ducks in flight
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#orchid
#botanicalpainting
#botanicalart
#botanical
#australia
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14 days ago
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A whimsical watercolour painting of my nephew
#painting
#giraffe
#watercolour
15 days ago
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Artwork pops so much in natural light! These cards are off to a bookshop in Victoria
#greetingcards
#wholesale
#wholesaleaustralia
#birdart
#australianmade
#wildlifeartist
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16 days ago
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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
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17 days ago
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The Peregrine now has a tail!
#drawing
#pastelmat
#peregrine
#peregrinefalcon
18 days ago
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Superb Fairywren in pencil, there's something about the softness of pencils I love!
#drawing
#pencildrawing
#bird
#wildlife
#birdart
19 days ago
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Peregrine Falcon on Pastelmat, this is the first time I've tried out this paper & I'm loving it!
#peregrinefalcon
#bird
#drawing
#wildlifeart
#raptor
20 days ago
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Common Bronzewings may be common in Australia but they are incredibly beautiful pigeons!
#pigeon
#bird
#drawing
#birdart
22 days ago
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Gouldian Finches are incredibly coloured! Males & females can have black, red or orange heads so I've featured all three colours in this drawing 🌿
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#finch
#birds
#pencilart
#drawing
#wildlife
25 days ago
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This little Superb Fairywren painting is now finished! Watercolour & gouache on HP watercolour paper 🌿
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#watercolour
#watercolour
#birdart
#wildlifepainting
#painting
26 days ago
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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
29 days ago
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Double-eyed Fig Parrots have the most beautiful red, turquoise & blue feathers around their eyes, striking against that impressive green!
#drawing
#bird
#parrot
#illustration
about 1 month ago
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Love this Flying Duck Orchid greeting card!
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#orchid
#botanicalart
#watercolour
about 1 month ago
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This little fairywren is looking better now with some fluffed up feathers!
#fairywren
#bird
#birdart
#painting
about 1 month ago
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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
about 1 month ago
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Forest Kingfishers are native to Australia and often nest in arboreal termite nests, I love the range of blues they have!
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#bird
#kingfisher
#birdart
#pencilart
about 1 month ago
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European Robin, I always love seeing these little birds when I visit the UK!
#drawing
#robin
#bird
#birdart
about 1 month ago
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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! 🌿
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#drawing
#bee
#bluebandedbee
#insect
about 1 month ago
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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
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about 1 month ago
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Rolling this A2 Tasmanian Devil print this evening to send, such fascinating animals!
#tasmaniandevil
#wildlifeart
#pencilart
#illustration
#australia
about 2 months ago
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This Blue-banded Bee is almost finished 🐝
#drawing
#illustration
#bee
#australia
#insect
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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Flying Fox prints being cut, signed and packed 🤩
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#drawing
#illustration
#bat
#flyingfox
about 2 months ago
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Basic colours & wing shape down, now for the legs & more details!
#bee
#insect
#bluebandedbee
#australia
#drawing
about 2 months ago
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So excited to now have Flying Fox prints added to the collection! (Also available in my Etsy shop if you're overseas 😊)
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#prints
#bat
#flyingfox
#wildlifeart
#australia
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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It's the last day of my 20% off Etsy sale on all wildlife prints 🤩
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2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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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
2 months ago
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Packing wholesale & website orders this afternoon, this Kookaburra card never gets old!
#greetingcard
#wildlifeart
#kookaburra
#australia
#ShopLocal
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2 months ago
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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 😅
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#drawing
#birdart
#parrot
#artprint
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2 months ago
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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!
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#bird
#cockatoo
#watercolorart
#wildlifeart
2 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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We did the summit walk of Bald Rock in
#Queensland
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#Australia
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3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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Printing & packing this evening, always so grateful for every order 🥰
#prints
#birdart
#fineart
#birds
#australia
3 months ago
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Quokkas are known as the world's happiest animal, you can see why!
#drawing
#quokka
#australia
#wildlifeart
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3 months ago
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Eastern Rosella, loved the double mount on this!
#drawing
#rosella
#australia
#birdart
#bird
3 months ago
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This fella is huge!
#mantis
#prayingmantis
#insect
4 months ago
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