Yellow-faced Honeyeater

Yellow-faced Honeyeater, handmade watercolours on Khadi watercolour paper, 33 x 28 cm, © Matteo Grilli

Welcome Swallow

Welcome Swallow, handmade watercolour, white gouache on Khadi handmade watercolour paper, 

25 x 24 cm, © Matteo Grilli.

This watercolour only required three colours, Prussian Blue, Madder Red Deep and Burnt Sienna and white gouache for some highlights.

Silver Gull

Silver Gull, handmade watercolours on Fabriano paper, 27 x 38cm, © Matteo Grilli.

Using masking fluid...

Orange Bushbrown Butterfly

Orange Bushbrown, Mycalesis terminus, handmade watercolours on Fabriano paper, 15 x 18 cm, © Matteo Grilli

This small painting came after my visit to tropical north Queensland, a birding trip, although all other wildlife was just as interesting.

Australasian Grebe

Australasian Grebe, handmade watercolours on Fabriano paper, 19 x 29 cm, © Matteo Grilli

Brown Honeyeater

Brown Honeyeater, handmade watercolour on Fabriano paper, 24 x 26 cm, © Matteo Grilli

Pale-headed Rosella

Pale-headed Rosella, handmade watercolours on Arches paper, 22.5 x 26 cm, © Matteo Grilli

Pied Stilts

Pied Stilts, watercolour and gouache on coloured board, 21.5 x 29.5 cm, © Matteo Grilli

Red-capped Plover

Red-capped Plover, handmade watercolour on Fabriano paper, 19.5 x 25 cm, © Matteo Grilli SOLD

One of my artwork was recently featured on an article written by Jesse Hawley on the Australian Geographic, it is a very interesting read about the Australian White Ibis.

Double-eyed Fig-parrots on the Daintree River

Double-eyed Fig-parrots, handmade watercolour on Fabriano paper, 24 x 24 cm, © Matteo Grilli

This painting resulted after my trip to tropical north Queensland, the parrots are Double-eyed Fig-parrots, race macleayana and the river is the Daintree. I have composed this artwork putting together a number of photos. The bird on the left is the male, the female is on the right.

This image is available as a greeting card.