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Blackbird with White Iris

Arlo Mercia

2025 • Australia • Watercolor, Ink on Paper

15 x 11 in

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Arlo Mercia

Australia

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Artwork details

Medium : Watercolor, Ink on Paper
Other details : Artwork on cardboard. Artwork framed.
Dimensions : 15x11in

About this artwork

Blackbirds were introduced from Europe into Australia in the 1850's because their beautiful song reminded settlers of home. They are now common and often comical residents in suburban gardens. Blackbirds symbolise mystery and transformation.

This painting is done using water colour and Kobaien ink on rare Japanese Kobaien 'Earth Paper' handmade to a recipe from the Edo period (1600-1868).

Arlo Mercia

Australia

Credentials

Featured in gallery curations
Works on commission

Arlo Mercia, a full-time artist, explores the gentle elegance of the natural world through Oriental brush painting. She has been honoured with the artist name on her seal stamp: Tao Ya Li and her work is featured on the website of Kobaien Inks of Japan. Using the venerable Four Treasures - ink stick, ink stone, brushes, and paper - she expertly marries the Gongbi technique of fine-line painting with the expression of her subjects' unique essence. Her art, meticulously planned yet seemingly spontaneous, captures not the objective reality of her subjects but their inherent spirit, evoking a soothing tranquillity in viewers.

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