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"Zebra Finch"
8" x 10" oil on Canvas Panel

[I've always loved these tiny birds. Growing up, my mum always had heaps of birds and I remember these guys because of their distinct chitter chatter in the background of our home! I love the different patterns they have on their feathers and really wanted to showcase these in this painting!]

I was always "the kid who could draw". As a young child, you could give me some toilet paper rolls, egg cartons and some craft glue and I'd be set for days. During primary school, I was the kid who rocked up to school with a colourful poster filled with drawings and fancy block lettering... for my maths homework. In High School, I would find any excuse to spend my day in the art/design rooms, even if I was supposed to be in another class... I would sit at the back of the art room and draw. I even started selling graphite portrait commissions and advertised my business by putting pamphlets in letterboxes and hanging up flyers at my local supermarkets and community noticeboards. My art teacher had suggested that I could potentially make art...