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Gallery One - "Mimicry"

The paintings in this gallery are from a set of silk paintings I call "Mimicry". I have deliberately presented the viewer with a dilemma. It is difficult to decide what is being imitated. Are the exotic birds mimicking the flowers and leaves or vice versa?


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Silk Painting Three Toucans

"Three Toucans" - mounted 50cm square

The toucans from the left are, Rainbow-billed Toucan, Red-billed Toucan and Channel-billed Toucan with Cattleya Orchids.

©2000 Leonard Thompson


Silk Painting Macaw and Poinsettia

"Macaw and Poinsettia" - mounted 50cm square

A spectacular Scarlet Macaw surrounded by the scarlet bracts of the Poinsettia or Christmas Flower.

©2000 Leonard Thompson


Silk Painting Heron and Strelitzia

"Heron and Strelitzia" - mounted 50cm square

A cluster of Strelitzia Reginae, the Bird of Paradise Flower, makes the perfect cover for a slender necked Heron.

©2000 Leonard Thompson


Silk painting Cockatoo and Frangipani

"Cockatoo and Frangipani" - mounted 50cm square

A Sulphur-crested Cockatoo amongst the fragrant Frangipani or Plumeria sometimes known as the Temple Flower.

©2000 Leonard Thompson


Silk Painting Conquistadores

"Conquistadores" - mounted 50cm square

The two toucans from the top are, Swainson's Toucan and Cuvier's Toucan admire Strelitzia Reginae, the Bird of Paradise Flower.

©2001 Leonard Thompson


Silk Painting Orchids and flamingo

"Orchids and Flamingo" - mounted 50cm square

©2000 Leonard Thompson


Silk Painting Toucan and Orchids

"Toucan and Orchids" - mounted 40cm square

©2005 Leonard Thompson


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