Rainbow Lorikeet in the Fig tree (2017) Painting by Susan Willemse

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Mounted on Wood Stretcher frame
This artwork was inspired after being told that Rainbow Lorikeets are not found wild in Canberra, they are but for such colourful birds they do blend in very well. They happen to like the figs outside my art studio which is at the end of the dining room table. They cheeky nectar feeding birds. This picture was painted in summer when it is much greener,[...]
This artwork was inspired after being told that Rainbow Lorikeets are not found wild in Canberra, they are but for such colourful birds they do blend in very well. They happen to like the figs outside my art studio which is at the end of the dining room table. They cheeky nectar feeding birds. This picture was painted in summer when it is much greener, in winter the cockatoos come to see whats being painted peering into the studio from this tree. The artwork is created with acrylic and airbrush on canvas using our own photographs to reference. With airbrushing it is very important that artists wear masks and have proper ventilation to avoid lung pneumoconiosis, I am very lucky to have two windows and a door making this room open on three sides to help breathing too, however this does make it chilly to airbrush in winter. I am always delighted to see the shy migratory birds as well in this fig tree.

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Hyperrealism Rainbow Lorikeets Parrots Australian birds wildlife figleaves Canberra SWillemse
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Susan Willemse
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Susan was born in Rhodesia, educated in South Africa at Groote Schuur Hospital where she worked for 20 years and now lives in Australia. Having rewritten her medical exams with Distinction in 2011 in Australia[...]

Susan was born in Rhodesia, educated in South Africa at Groote Schuur Hospital where she worked for 20 years and now lives in Australia. Having rewritten her medical exams with Distinction in 2011 in Australia she was saddened when the cervical cancer Pap screening was deemed not cost effective in 2017 in Australia and palliative hospitals were built instead. It was then that she followed her second dream which had started in High School with the final art prize in 1985 and started her own art practice in Canberra. Susan is absolutely loving the art world now for she has discovered Art is the universal language that heals and connects people in this world. Susan still believes that prevention of cancer and early diagnosis is a worthwhile cause and is glad she was able to help others and glad that the Australian radiologists were spared the cost cuts of 2017 so they were able to help her live as well but she now welcomes you to share her journey forward in the Arts. 

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