Watching and Waiting 2

Watercolour on Arches paper (Sold)

45 cm W x 33 cm H
Saltwater crocodiles were hunted close to extinction before they were declared a protected species in the 1970s. It’s estimated as few as 3000 were left in the Northern Territory when hunting was bad – but in the decades since, numbers have boomed. Exact populations are unknown, but it’s estimated the NT waterways are now home to about 100,000 “salties”, and Queensland 30,000. As the increase in numbers eases off, the size of the creatures increases, with males capable of reaching 6 metres.
This artwork is a repeat of the previous one but completed in watercolours. It’s interesting how this gives a different feel to the same subject.