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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Rolling this A2 Tasmanian Devil print this evening to send, such fascinating animals!
#tasmaniandevil
#wildlifeart
#pencilart
#illustration
#australia
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This Blue-banded Bee is almost finished 🐝
#drawing
#illustration
#bee
#australia
#insect
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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
2 days ago
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Flying Fox prints being cut, signed and packed 🤩
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#drawing
#illustration
#bat
#flyingfox
4 days ago
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Basic colours & wing shape down, now for the legs & more details!
#bee
#insect
#bluebandedbee
#australia
#drawing
5 days 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
7 days 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
10 days ago
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It's the last day of my 20% off Etsy sale on all wildlife prints 🤩
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15 days 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
17 days 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
19 days 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
20 days 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
21 days 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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22 days 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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25 days 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
28 days 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
29 days ago
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We did the summit walk of Bald Rock in
#Queensland
last week, the largest granite rock in
#Australia
. The view was spectacular!
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about 1 month 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
about 1 month 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
about 1 month ago
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Printing & packing this evening, always so grateful for every order 🥰
#prints
#birdart
#fineart
#birds
#australia
about 2 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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about 2 months ago
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Eastern Rosella, loved the double mount on this!
#drawing
#rosella
#australia
#birdart
#bird
about 2 months ago
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This fella is huge!
#mantis
#prayingmantis
#insect
about 2 months ago
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White-capped Albatross, I probably needed a bigger sheet of paper!
#drawing
#fabercastell
#albatross
#bird
2 months ago
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Primrose Spider Orchids are endemic to the south-west region of Western Australia and they're so beautiful 🤩
#painting
#watercolor
#botanicalart
#botanical
#orchid
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2 months ago
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Framed Superb Parrot drawing, the green is so intense! Would love to see one of these in the wild
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#drawing
#parrot
#Australian
#birdart
#art
#bird
2 months ago
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Framed original Australian Ibis drawing, I have a big soft spot for these birds!
#ibis
#bird
#birdart
#drawing
#pencilart
2 months ago
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This beautiful pair are now finished, this has probably been my most detailed drawing to date! Polychromos pencils on HP watercolour paper, I hope you love it 🤍
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#drawing
#koala
#illustration
#art
#australia
2 months ago
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So lovely to see the prints framed, received this photo today from a lovely couple who bought these A2 prints recently 🤩
#prints
#birdart
#australia
#wildlifeart
3 months ago
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My arm aches now, can't believe it's finished! Will have a look with fresh eyes tomorrow and make some adjustments here and there, stay tuned!
#koala
#joey
#wildlifeart
#art
#wildlife
3 months ago
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Big flocks of Budgerigars are spectacular to see in the wild and the sound can be deafening!
#drawing
#budgie
#budgerigar
#birdart
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3 months ago
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Sale ends tonight!! Thank you all so much for your support this year, I'm so grateful for every encouraging comment, like, repost etc, enjoy the rest of 2025!
3 months ago
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Upright Maroonhood Orchid, such an unusual looking orchid & endemic to south-eastern Australia 🌱
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#painting
#watercolour
#botanicalart
#botanical
#orchid
3 months ago
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Three days left of my end of year sale, 25% off all fine art prints & up to 50% off the few originals left in store!
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#artprints
#australianseller
#birds
#birdart
3 months ago
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20% off these hand-painted Australian Magpie earrings with 925 sterling silver findings until Wednesday! 😍
#jewellery
#earrings
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3 months ago
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One week left of my end of year sale! There are so many bird drawings I want to revisit, 2026 might be the year 😄
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#art
#birdart
#parrot
#bid
#drawing
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3 months ago
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Regent Honeyeaters are critically endangered due to the huge habitat loss of box-ironbark forests on which they depend in south-east Australia
#bird
#birdart
#drawing
#wildlifeart
3 months ago
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It's been so busy lately, super happy I got to spend some more time on these cuties today!
#drawing
#koala
#wildlife
#art
#australia
4 months ago
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Can't wait to get into another big bird drawing! But I've also been recently asked to do a bee.....
#drawing
#cockatoo
#bird
#birds
#australia
4 months ago
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It's funny the way I pause and think "actually, I don't want those dark feathers showing!" 😅 Red-backed Kingfisher, polychromos pencils on HP watercolour paper
#drawing
#bird
#birdart
#wildlifeart
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4 months ago
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Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo painting has sold but the other two are available, up to 50% off!
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4 months ago
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These feathers became a bit mesmerising after a while 😵💫 but a lot of fun at the same time!
#drawing
#art
#parrot
#bird
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4 months ago
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I'm feeling so grateful for your orders coming in, thank you so much! This is an A2 King Parrot fresh off the printer today 🥰 (And in case you missed it there's now free shipping over $99 on my website & a flat-rate of $8.95!)
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4 months ago
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The end is in sight! More leaves and a branch to go and then to finish up the joey's fur....
#drawing
#art
#koala
#wildlifeart
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4 months ago
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I saw a couple of Wood Ducks the other day with their 8 gorgeous fluffy ducklings, the parents are so attentive! Hope they stayed cool today
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#ducks
#drawing
#woodduck
#birdart
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4 months ago
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You might spot some of my artwork around the boardwalk at the Minnamurra Rainforest Centre 😄
#rainforest
#art
#australia
#birdart
4 months ago
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Double-barred Finches are sometimes referred to as Owl Finches, I love the beautiful black & white markings on their wings!
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#drawing
#art
#birds
#birdart
#wildlife
4 months ago
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The colour of the male Splendid Fairywren's breeding plumage is such an incredibly intense blue!
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#drawing
#birdart
#art
#australianwildlife
4 months ago
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We're half-way through my end of year sale, thank you all so much for your support! I never imagined I'd have a collection of 80+ prints, I wonder when it'll reach 100!
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#wildlifeart
#artprints
#australianwildlife
4 months ago
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A recent commission of a Sacred Kingfisher, will be making prints of this one soon!
#drawing
#commission
#art
#birdart
#kingfisher
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