Feathers in gold - Magpie 1
2025
 
Medium: watercolour
300gsm watercolour paper
Artwork Size: 30cm x 30cm
Signed by Jayne Sarsfield
Certificate of Authencity from the artist.
Mounted and sealed.
 
Each painting tells a story
 
Feathers in gold - Magpie 1- Is a collection of native birds with a gold background in varies shapes. I love the constrast of the colours of the bird and the gold.
 
History
Described as one of Australia's most accomplished songbirds, the Australian magpie has an array of complex vocalisations. It is omnivorous, with the bulk of its varied diet made up of invertebrates. It is generally sedentary and territorial throughout its range. Common and widespread, it has adapted well to human habitation and is a familiar bird of parks, gardens and farmland in Australia and New Guinea. This species is commonly fed by households around Australia, but in spring (and occasionally in autumn) a small minority of breeding magpies (almost always males) become aggressive, swooping and attacking those who approach their nests. Research has shown that magpies can recognise at least 100 different people, and may be less likely to swoop individuals they have befriended.