Humpback whale images from Hervey Bay, Queensland, Australia.
A graphic design of a platypus
A mountain ‘road’ winds through the rain and mist as I return to my favourite forest – This majestic cool temperate rainforest stands unprotected whilst the buzz of ‘action’ and ‘destruction echoes through the deep lush valleys overpowering the wizardry of the Superb Lyrebird…It’s enough to make you cry…. Located and defining South Gippsland is the Strzelecki Ranges – once one vast rainforest which was a unique blend of cool temperate with amazingly isolated pockets of warm temperate rainforest. / When early settlers began ‘opening up’ the region South Gippsland was known as the’land of the lyrebird’ as this vast rainforest was home to the Superb Lyrebird in such great numbers – the majestic mimicking skills not only had the repertoire of everything that lived around them but quickly took on the sounds of the new comers with inpeccable calls of camera shutters and chainsaws. The Strzeleckis are not only home to Superb Lyres… but endemic Koalas and native Fish,Quolls, Gliders, Platypus, Wombats, Bandicoots, Potoroos,Echidnas.Wallabies..the fauna list goes on…. / The Flora of the region no less impressive with it once being a stronghold for the largest flowering plant on Earth – Eucalyptus Regnan. It has been reputed that the tallest tree on the planet once grew in the heart of these ranges – some 120m+ it measured when it lay on the floor near Thorpdale earlier in the 20th century.Very few pockets of these old growth ‘emperors’ remain – but where they do surely they rival their protected cousins in the world famous and hard fought for forests of Tasmania. / Now less than 20% of this bioregion remains with an alarming 2% protected – the lowest of any region in Victoria. Election promises of 30,000 h NP’s or ‘Cores and links’ have not eventuated after many years… Instead we see logging and clearfelling rates INCREASE. With Hancocks been the major forrestry operator – a US company.. Is this really worth it ? Speak up and have a say in our country – our planet – for our future generations… 100% of any profit from print sales I may happen to make here will be donted to the ‘Save Our Strzeleckis’ campaign. / / EOS A2, Fuji Velvia 50. / ©T.Middleton2007 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / / see more of my rainforest photography by clicking on the image below /
3d digital art render of a Platypus swiming,
3d digital art render of a platupus on the creek bank. Bryce3d
Decided that for my independent study in Illustration, I’m going to do a whole bunch of these (animal sayings) and make a book out of them.
squak.
3d art of a platypus
3d art render of a Platypus
My use of dots, unlike Aboriginal art, are not to tell a story nor to align my art to Aboriginal culture but are used to create a simple pattern and are used in acknowledgement of Australia’s first inhabitants and their culture.
Platypus Ornithorhynchus anatinus. The Platypus has lustrous, dark fur which is soft, dense and water-repellent. Photo taken at Broken River near Mackay, Queensland.
Ancient Witnesses… / The Toad and The Platypus… Koonya Beach, Blairgowrie, Australia Koonya Beach used to be full of Rock Pools and Formations….now sand covers most of it… / I wonder if its a result of the controversal dredging in the bay? / will be looking into it… even without my ‘touch’ (lol), I still think they resemble a toad and a platypus: / thankyou for taking the time to view my art and (hopefully) comment… / please have a look at my other artwork… / hope you enjoy! :) /
Latrobe, Tasmania
LITTLE PLATYPUS by Nette Hilton / First published in 2000 by Koala Books / ISBN 0 86461 272 9 / RRP: AUS$12.99 This is as watercolour illustration from my first picture book LITTLE PLATYPUS. / on a heavyweight Archers hot press watercolour paper
Watercolour. Featured in my first picture book “Little Platypus” by Nette Hilton
A hilarious shirt telling the truth about how dinosaurs were made extinct. It is like Chuck Norris in animal form!
Lake Elizabeth, hidden deep in the Otways near the township of Forrest, is an inspiring sight with heavily timbered flanks and calm waters punctuated by the trunks of dead trees, drowned when the valley was flooded. / The lake was created more than 50 years ago when record rainfall sent thousands of tonnes of rock and earth tumbling into the East Barwon River, damming the river and forming a lake in a remote forested valley. Pentax istDS Camera. Processed in Dynamic Photo HDR to create the image. My Bubblesite showcases images in their categories.
This little guy made a home for himself in the fly fishing lake at one of the accomodation complexes here at cradle Mountain. It took a lot of patience and quite a few shots before I got this one!! Taken with a Canon 400d with 18-55mm lens.Approx 1-2 metres distance. /
As I was setting up for this shot a little furry wet fellow came to check me out – to see who was in his territory. / He watched me while feeding for a while then drifted off into the peacefulness. / Its quite a long time since I had seen one and this one seemed a bit gamer than most. Christmas Hills / NW Tasmania Nikon D90 / Nikkor 18-200mm
Done as part of my Daily Skratch over @ Skratchwork I will be uploading a new Shirt design everyday for the next week. the duck-bills end today.
Tallebudgera Creek, Tallebudgera valley Gold Coast Qld. / Shh, stay still and quiet and you might see a platypus here.
Celtic interlacing knotwork design depicting the relationship between Australian flora and fauna.
Australiana -Celtic design showing the relationship between Australian flora and fauna.
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