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Thessalonike of Macedon was a sister of Alexander the Great. A Greek folktale tells of her being turned into a mermaid and swimming in the Aegean Sea. She liked sailors who praised Alexander.
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Here’s a Carolina parakeet. This species has been extinct since 1918 but I felt the need to paint it- a beautiful lost bird.
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Watercolour painting of three Goldcrests amongst ivy
Occasionally we get tiny Goldcrests in the garden, hunting for insects amongst the evergreens. They’re resident in Britain, but some Goldcrests cross the North Sea to escape the harsher continental winters; people used to believe they rode on the backs of migrating Woodcocks. (watercolour)
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My painting of a yellow- headed amazon. This species is endangered in the wild due to the pet trade. Let’s hope things improve for them in 2026
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Here’s a laughing snowy owl I painted to start the new year
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