Starting on the details in the petails after the basic tones are in, I'll most likely darken these a bit later on #painting #watercolour #botanicalart #orchid

I'm enjoying this Slipper Orchid painting, botanical art is very therapeutic! #botanicalart #orchid #botanicalpainting #watercolour

It took us 3 days of slowly driving around Dryandra Woodland in WA until we finally spotted our first Numbat, such a great experience! rachelhollis.com/product/numb... #numbat #wildlifeart #art #australia

On a hike through the mossy montane forests of Kolombanagara, Solomon Islands, I found this incredible little grasshopper. This is a species from the genus Opiptacris, locals called them the 'rasta grasshopper'. It seems this taxon is endemic to this small island. #inverts #insects

Numbats are marsupials that only eat termites, their numbers once went as low as about 300 in the late 70s but now there are up to 3000! #drawing #numbat #australia #wildlife #art

Eastern Spinebills are a species of honeyeater in Australia, they have quite smart looking plumage! rachelhollis.com/product/east... #drawing #birdart #birds #australia

A beautiful Australian King Parrot 😍 #parrot #bird #kingparrot #australia

If you've never heard the Australian Magpie's carolling song, it's definitely worth a listen, it's so beautiful! You can hear it here: wildambience.com/wildlife-sou... #magpie #birdsong #australia #birds

This was my first ever kookaburra drawing, can never get enough of drawing them, I've done three others since! You can find four different kookaburra prints on my website, last day of my winter sale today 😄 rachelhollis.com/fine-art-pri...

New Holland Honeyeater print on the trimmer..... Thank you so much for your support in my winter sale! Final day is this coming Sunday, enjoy your Friday night 😀 #art #print #birdart #wildlifeart

A short video of my Powerful Owl painting, the largest owl in Australia rachelhollis.com/product/powe... #owl #birdart #painting #watercolor #wildlifepainting

Just published two new albums recorded in the stunning Río Bigal Biological Reserve, Ecuador. This private reserve is teeming with #biodiversity & protects an important corridor between the Amazon & the Andes. For every sale of each album AUD$5 is donated directly to Río Bigal Biological Reserve.

Eastern Rosellas are one of Australia's six Rosella species, they're so beautiful! I'm half-way through drawing the complete set #drawing #rosella #birdart #wildlifeart

A Sunday afternoon packing orders, nice and cosy on such a cold day in Sydney ❄️ One week left on my winter sale, thank you so much for your support! rachelhollis.com/fine-art-pri... #artprint #wildlifeart #birdprint #illustration #australianwildlife

Thought I'd show you the finished Rainbow Bee-eater on a greeting card 😄 #drawing #australia #bird #wildlifeart

There's something about the strong sunlight intensifying the colours on this Rainbow Bee-eater that I love! I'm divided on whether to draw a parrot or moth next- help me out! #drawing #birdlife #bird #illustration #pencilart

Winter feels like the perfect time to make some room for new artwork! For the next two weeks all my original drawings & paintings are up to 50% off and prints are 25% off 🤩🥰 rachelhollis.com

Rainbow Bee-eaters are such beauties and the only one found in Australia. I love that intense blue line under their eye #beeeater #birds #birdart #drawing #australianwildlife

We saw this koala taking a nap while camping in Victoria, thankfully he was resting quite low down so we had a great view! #drawing #koala #art #wildlifeart

I love Hermit Crabs, this one was a whopper! I couldn't move an inch otherwise he was straight back in that shell 👀 #hermitcrab #crab #solomonislands

Rufous-bellied Kookaburras aren't found in Australia but in New Guinea, I had to draw this one after seeing it, just love that rufous colour! #drawing #birdart #kookaburra #wildlifeart

This Sacred Kingfisher was a commission for a lovely client, kingfishers are probably my favourite birds to draw so this was an absolute delight 🩵 #birds #kingfisher #wildlifeart #illustration #art

I've just returned from a trip to the Solomon Islands, what an incredible place!! We saw some beautiful kingfishers including the Sacred Kingfisher which is also found here in Australia ☺️ #kingfisher #drawing #wildlifeart #birdart

Striated Pardalotes are one of Australia’s four pardalote species. They have a distinctive white eyebrow and yellow marking in front of their eyes #drawing #birdart #wildlifeart #birds #pardalote

Australian King Parrots are so gentle, they often wait patiently for other more boisterous birds to finish eating before venturing down to a bird feeder! #kingparrot #parrot #australia #wildlifeart #drawing #birdart

I find green one of the hardest colours to draw with, perhaps because there are so many different shades to choose from 🌿 rachelhollis.com/product/supe... #parrot #drawing #polychromos #bird #pencildrawing

Pale-headed Rosellas (Platycercus adscitus) are a type of parrot native to north-eastern Australia & can be found in open woodlands, they have incredibly striking colours! rachelhollis.com/product/pale... #drawing #parrot #rosella #australia #birdart

Here's a rather large tree we stumbled across off track in Borneo! Can't wait to do a bit of overseas exploring again soon 😄 #tree #forest #borneo #malaysia

Kangaroo joeys often stay close to mum when outside the pouch, we saw this little Wallaroo joey & mum on a camping trip in NSW rachelhollis.com/product/comm... #kangaroo #drawing #australia #art

Common Wallaroos (Macropus robustus) are often characterised by long shaggy fur which can range in colour from blue-grey to rusty brown #drawing #pencilart #kangaroo #australia