There's a moment with a Sea Eagle where you realise the looking is entirely one-sided — you think you're watching it, and then that eye lands on you and you understand you've had it backwards the whole time.
I painted this one after being properly unsettled by a Sea Eagle's stare — that cool, glazed, utterly unbothered gaze that misses nothing. Nada! Not the smallest bit of the room escapes them. This piece went on to become one of the most talked-about works in my Top End Characters exhibition — visitors kept coming back to it, half-convinced it was watching them back. I think it was.
A quieter palette than my usual bold colour, but that stare does all the work.
Artwork Details:
- Medium: Original watercolour on 640 gsm archival quality watercolour paper
- Size: 28 x 38 cm
- Finish: Ready to frame
- Presentation: Individually signed, supplied with a mat and foam board, and packaged in a protective sleeve
- Framing: Unframed (fits standard frame sizes available from many quality outlets)
- Shipping: FREE within Australia
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