'Swiftly!', the Swift Parrot Original Artwork by Shannon Dwyer
Shannon was inspired to capture the beautifully-vibrant Swift Parrot, not only for its kaleidoscope of colour but to also bring light to its incredibly sad, yet preventable, threat of survival. On the brink of extinction, it is yet another example of an Australian species dying as the direct result of the Australian Government’s atrocious environmental laws.
In this artwork, Shannon depicted her subject to be flying, seemingly 'free'...yet tragically not free of human destruction...
Price is for artwork only. Framed example image is for illustrative purposes only.
Shannon was inspired to paint this Swift Parrot due to the incredibly sad, yet frustratingly preventable, threat to its survival. On the brink of extinction, it is yet another example of an Australian species dying as the direct result of the Australian Government’s atrocious environmental laws. In this artwork, Shannon depicted the subject to be flying away – yet the most poignant part of the storyline is that soon, it will have nowhere left to fly away to...
The impact of humans on this earth has become so increasingly evident that Shannon’s passion for painting Australian wildlife is fast becoming more of a platform to highlight what phenomenal animals, like the beautiful and unique Swift Parrot, we have in our country and the need to rapidly change our behaviours to ensure a more balanced future for ALL!
The Swift Parrot is the world’s fastest parrot and is unusual in that it has some similar characteristics to both Lorikeets and Parrots. They use their specialised tongue to consume nectar and pollen but have also been recorded feeding on lerps and psillids (sap-sucking bugs). Endemic to South-Eastern Australia, they spend most of the year in Tasmania. They migrate to the Australian south-east mainland in winter to forage. While on the mainland, they are nomadic, with time spent at each site determined by the supply of nectar. Following winter, they fly back to Tasmania, nesting in old trees with hollows and feeding in forests dominated by Tasmanian Blue Gum. Swift Parrots breed only in Tasmania with many pairs breeding close together. The most significant threat to this species is the loss of breeding habitat, primarily the harvesting of Tasmanian Blue Gum, with an estimated one third of the original forest remaining. Another major threat is predation by the introduced sugar glider (not native to Tasmania). Changes in spatial and temporal distribution of habitat due to climate change and Australia’s severe drought conditions have reduced food availability. Along with the poor/fragmented food resources, they have competition from introduced bees, aggressive honeyeaters and over abundant Noisy Miners - not to mention the ever-present predation by cats. The Swift Parrot’s Conservation status is Critically Endangered
Shannon was inspired to paint this Swift Parrot due to the incredibly sad, yet frustratingly preventable, threat to its survival. On the brink of extinction, it is yet another example of an Australian species dying as the direct result of the Australian Government’s atrocious environmental laws. In this artwork, Shannon depicted the subject to be flying away – yet the most poignant part of the storyline is that soon, it will have nowhere left to fly away to...
The impact of humans on this earth has become so increasingly evident that Shannon’s passion for painting Australian wildlife is fast becoming more of a platform to highlight what phenomenal animals, like the beautiful and unique Swift Parrot, we have in our country and the need to rapidly change our behaviours to ensure a more balanced future for ALL!
The Swift Parrot is the world’s fastest parrot and is unusual in that it has some similar characteristics to both Lorikeets and Parrots. They use their specialised tongue to consume nectar and pollen but have also been recorded feeding on lerps and psillids (sap-sucking bugs). Endemic to South-Eastern Australia, they spend most of the year in Tasmania. They migrate to the Australian south-east mainland in winter to forage. While on the mainland, they are nomadic, with time spent at each site determined by the supply of nectar. Following winter, they fly back to Tasmania, nesting in old trees with hollows and feeding in forests dominated by Tasmanian Blue Gum. Swift Parrots breed only in Tasmania with many pairs breeding close together. The most significant threat to this species is the loss of breeding habitat, primarily the harvesting of Tasmanian Blue Gum, with an estimated one third of the original forest remaining. Another major threat is predation by the introduced sugar glider (not native to Tasmania). Changes in spatial and temporal distribution of habitat due to climate change and Australia’s severe drought conditions have reduced food availability. Along with the poor/fragmented food resources, they have competition from introduced bees, aggressive honeyeaters and over abundant Noisy Miners - not to mention the ever-present predation by cats. The Swift Parrot’s Conservation status is Critically Endangered
Specifications
‘Swiftly’ was created with watercolour paint and detailed with a traditional nib and highly concentrated ink on 425gsm 100% cotton watercolour paper.
Artwork Size: 378mm × 260mm
This original artwork is embossed with the ‘Shannon Dwyer Original’ authenticity seal and hand-penned signature validating it as an original artwork of Shannon Dwyer.
Artwork is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
‘Swiftly’ was created with watercolour paint and detailed with a traditional nib and highly concentrated ink on 425gsm 100% cotton watercolour paper.
Artwork Size: 378mm × 260mm
This original artwork is embossed with the ‘Shannon Dwyer Original’ authenticity seal and hand-penned signature validating it as an original artwork of Shannon Dwyer.
Artwork is accompanied by a signed Certificate of Authenticity.
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