Scamper and Scurry

Pastel on Mi Tientes Tex (Sold)

53 cm W x 43 cm H
The models for this artwork are Samson and Sebastian, four-year-old brothers and the resident Sugar gliders of Byron Bay Wildlife Sanctuary (formerly Macadamia Castle). The sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps) is a small, omnivorous, arboreal, and nocturnal gliding possum belonging to the marsupial infraclass. The common name refers to its predilection for sugary foods such as sap and nectar (hence the inclusion of the grevillea in the artwork) and its ability to glide through the air, much like a flying squirrel. Its pair of gliding membranes, known as patagia, extend from its forelegs to its hindlegs enabling it to glide 50 metres or more. Gliding serves as an efficient means of reaching food and evading predators.