The Dark Crest Duo (2024) Original Watercolour by Tetiana Savchenko

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo original watercolor diptych, realistic exotic bird painting, Australian wildlife art on white background. This matched pair of watercolor portraits captures the rare beauty of one of Australia's most striking birds in meticulous detail.
These two were painted as a conversation — one gazing downward with quiet authority, the other caught mid-thought, golden-flecked feathers fanning like a dark constellation. Together they create a balance of stillness and movement, shadow and light.
What drew me to this species was pure visual obsession — the way deep violet-slate plumage shifts between warm and cool tones, the architectural drama of that crest. Every feather felt like a small puzzle worth solving.
Fun fact: Red-tailed Black Cockatoos can live up to 50 years in the wild — long enough to develop a genuine opinion about everything, which this pair clearly has.
Sold as a set of two. Original watercolor on archival paper. Signed by the artist.

Materials used:

Watercolour

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 50 x 35 x 0.1cm (unframed) / 44 x 30cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Animals and birds