Helen Ansell Fine Art Print – Lyre Lyre

Helen Ansell Fine Art Print – Lyre Lyre is now available as a high-quality print. It uses smooth Fine Art paper and archival ink to achieve lasting and beautiful results. The print will last for over 200 years if kept under glass and away from direct sunlight. Including the white border, the print measures 40 x 40cm while the actual image measures 30 x 30cm.

About the Lyrebird

Ground-dwelling Lyrebirds are among the best-known native birds in Australia. They can mimic sounds in their environment. Males have unique plumes of neutral-coloured tail feathers. Their habitats are rainforest areas in Victoria, New South Wales, and southeast Queensland, and they have also been introduced into Tasmania. They consume a range of invertebrates, including centipedes, spiders, and earthworms. Males build a mound for courtship, while females have an untidy nest, usually low to the ground in a moist gully, where they lay a single egg. The male defends her territory. They could live for 30 years.

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About the Artist

Helen Ansell is a regional Western Australian artist. Her vibrant paintings capture the spirit of native Western Australian flora and fauna. Helen grew up in Ululla, a remote Aboriginal community in central WA and has strong ties to the indigenous communities there. Helen now lives in Mulluwa, the centre of WA’s wildflower country, where she is inspired by the wild desert landscape. Her passion for supporting regional communities has seen her take part in large-scale public art projects in and around her town.

“I often get asked about the use of dots in my artwork and whether I have an Indigenous background. I grew up in an Aboriginal community which has had a huge influence on my art. I have the full support of my home community in Wiluna for my artistic pursuits as well as formal letters of support from recognised Aboriginal Elders in the Midwest. I only ever use dots in a purely decorative sense with birds and flowers and never paint Aboriginal Symbols, dreamtime stories, law business or any other symbolism.” Helen Ansell