Rachel Walker
New Zealand Bird Art
Kereru (New Zealand Wood Pigeon) Art Prints
Kererū. Oh, these ridiculous, wonderful birds.
I have a soft spot for them. They're just so much. Big, iridescent, improbable. New Zealand's native wood pigeon looks like someone tried to design a bird but got slightly carried away with the colour palette. That green-purple sheen on their neck feathers! In certain light it goes almost teal. I've painted them more times than I can count.
At my last studio, there was a kōwhai tree right outside the window. Two kererū adopted it, or maybe they adopted me. We called them Back to Snack, because that's exactly what they did. Every day they'd come crashing in. And I do mean crashing, because a New Zealand pigeon does not land so much as arrive with consequences. Then they'd just... sit there. Eating. While I painted, they ate. While I fretted over a wash that wasn't drying right, they ate. They were very good company, actually. Very calming in their single-mindedness.
There's something genuinely moving about kereru facts beyond the comedy of it. They're the only native NZ bird large enough to swallow certain seeds whole. Tāwapou, miro, karaka. Quietly holding the forest together while looking absolutely ridiculous doing it.
Back to Snack would approve of that legacy, I think.
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Limited edition (100) ‘Kereru - Pair at Dawn’ giclee print on archival quality textured german cotton paper, flat packaged with card and cellophane, signed and numbered. Unframed.
45cm tall x 33cm wide.
I am doing a smaller number (50) of larger, double-sized prints of this work. You can choose this special larger size below - 61x45cm and $379. This size will be posted in a tube.
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Limited edition (100) Kereru giclee print on textured german cotton paper, flat packaged with card and cellophane, signed and numbered.
45cm tall.
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Limited edition Backyard Composition (Lockdown 2020) print . Kept it close to home - painted in April from a collection of botanicals and birds in my garden during the pandemic safety measures.
Giclee print on textured german cotton paper, flat packaged with card and cellophane, signed and numbered out of 100.
45cm tall x 33cm wide.
I am doing a smaller number of larger, double-sized prints of this work. You can choose this special larger size below - 61.5x45cm and $379. This size will be posted in a tube.
30 Day Free Returns + Free Shipping & AfterPay available in New Zealand.
Limited edition (100) giclee print on textured german cotton paper, flat packaged with card and cellophane, signed and numbered.
45cm tall x 34 wide
30 Day Free Returns + Free Shipping & AfterPay available in New Zealand.
Those big colourful clumsy beauties!
Limited edition (100) Watercolour Wing giclee print on textured german cotton paper, flat packaged with card and cellophane, signed and numbered.
45cm tall x 34cm wide.
I am doing a smaller number of larger, double-sized prints of this work. You can choose this special larger size below - 60x45cm and $379. This size will be posted in a very sturdy postal tube.
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