Afternoon At Minyon Falls Kookaburras

The beautiful Laughing Kookaburra, uniquely Australian and very dear to me and many Aussie’s alike. I have woken to the sound of them every morning for many years, which never fails to delight me. I have painted many of them but it was time to do a major work in oils of them. Afternoon at Minyon Falls is named after a memorable day at the beautiful Minyon Falls on the NSW North Coast. After a ten kilometre walk to the base of the falls and back we finished up the day with a picnic. At the opening of the picnic basket we were suddenly surrounded by eight or so watchful kookaburras, looking out for any signs of a scrap. They stayed there till we departed giving me the wonderful opportunity to photograph and sketch them close-up in the afternoon light. This painting features in the Maxwell and Williams Australian Birds Series 1 release of fine bone mugs and plates as well as coasters and placemats.

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