THREE SWANS Watercolours of the Coastlands Thurs 16th May - Sunday 30th June 2024 Painted Tree Gallery Northcliffe Exhibition Celebration & Artist Talk Sunday 26th May from 1:30pm. Open to the general public, wines provided by 10 Chains Winery with light refreshments by Southern Forest Arts. Bookings not required, but RSVPs encouraged for catering purposes: https://events.humanitix.com/three-swans OTHER LINKS: https://www.westernaustralia.com/au/event/three-swans-%E2%80%93-watercolours-of-the-coastlands-exhibition/6627665b733364ca15057816 Three Swans - Watercolours of the Coastlands by Sue Kalab (southernforestarts.com.au) |
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The Three Swans theme was inspired by a bird count survey Sue and a friend conducted in the Leschenault Estuary during January this year. Sue has been the keeper of count records since the early 2000s. Alarmingly, there were 1448 Black Swans, significantly less than the 5000+ that regularly graced the estuary twenty years ago. The exhibition is a chance to bear witness to this rapid decline of our State’s native faunal emblem and highlight concerns for its future. Sue explains, “The Black Swans congregate each summer in the Leschenault Estuary during their moulting period, as they are unable to fly. The estuary is a vital stronghold for the species over long hot summers when regional wetlands, billabongs, creeks and rivers are increasingly dry. We must act now to ensure there is a future for this majestic creature.”
Other works in the exhibition document Sue’s years of roaming in the nearby Tuart Forest and along the shorelines of the Indian Ocean, wandering and watching - looking and learning. Orchids, birds, bush and beach.
Other works in the exhibition document Sue’s years of roaming in the nearby Tuart Forest and along the shorelines of the Indian Ocean, wandering and watching - looking and learning. Orchids, birds, bush and beach.