Scarlet Robins.

Davies, Jeff.

About this Item

Mixed water-based media on Saunderā s rag, image size 1107 by 808 mm, framed size 1260 by 970 mm, framed by Jarmanā s in water gilded solid frames and glazed with True Vue AR glass. THE ARTIST: Jeff Davies (born 1957) is arguably Australia's finest ever bird field guide illustrator, with an international reputation, and has worked as a full time artist from 1987. He was awarded an Order of Australia in 2019. ARTIST NOTES: "My most recent works are larger scale. They reflect a desire to show more of the habitat of the subject species, and allow a greater variety of elements for a more complex composition. I want people looking at my work to recognize familiar scenes, reminiscent of their own observations of wild birds. With the increase in size of my work I have been tempted to switch media to Oil paint, but I am now very comfortable with a combination of Watercolour, Gouache and acrylic on Rag paper. It's somewhat unconventional but it works for me and I am still discovering new ways of getting the most out of this unorthodox combination". PUBLICATIONS: Jackson, P. D. and J. N. Davies. The freshwater and estuarine fishes of Wilsons Promontory National Park. [Melbourne:] Department of Conservation, Forests and Lands, 1983. Lane, Brett A. Shorebirds in Australia. Melbourne: Nelson, 1987. Higgins, Peter et al., editors. Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds [HANZAB, full set]. South Melbourne: Oxford University Press, 1993-2006. Jeff Davies illustrated the first four volumes. Williams, Tony et al. The Penguins: Spheniscidae. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. Menkhorst, Peter, Danny Rogers and Rohan Clarke. ABG. The Australian Bird Guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2017. Colour illustrations by Jeff Davies, Peter Marsack and Kim Franklin. Davies, Jeff et al. The compact Australian bird guide. Melbourne: CSIRO Publishing, 2022. Seller Inventory # 44839

Bibliographic Details

Title: Scarlet Robins.