Denise Faulkner
@denisefaulkner.art
Australian watercolour artist, Burmese cat slave, nature lover, bibliophile, working in and inspired by Wiradjuri country near Mudgee
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Quick cast of quirky characters to start the year!
January 16, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Quick cast of quirky characters to start the year!
Get up, read the news, consider going back to bed…
January 9, 2026 at 1:51 AM
Get up, read the news, consider going back to bed…
Happy New Year! May 2026 be the year that all your dreams come true!
And may you be as happy as this fairy penguin is with his fairy cake
And may you be as happy as this fairy penguin is with his fairy cake
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Happy New Year! May 2026 be the year that all your dreams come true!
And may you be as happy as this fairy penguin is with his fairy cake
And may you be as happy as this fairy penguin is with his fairy cake
Wishing you all the merriest of Merry Christmases and the happiest of Happy New Years!
December 25, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Wishing you all the merriest of Merry Christmases and the happiest of Happy New Years!
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December 21, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Trying to stay cool on this hot and blustery day by painting a fairy penguin with fairy cake
December 21, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Trying to stay cool on this hot and blustery day by painting a fairy penguin with fairy cake
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Your regular reminder that Sussan Ley is an empty-headed baying gorgon and an inflammatory idiot with the morals and political acumen of groin fungus.
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Your regular reminder that Sussan Ley is an empty-headed baying gorgon and an inflammatory idiot with the morals and political acumen of groin fungus.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Your regular reminder that Sussan Ley is an empty-headed baying gorgon and an inflammatory idiot with the morals and political acumen of groin fungus.
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Your regular reminder that Sussan Ley is an empty-headed baying gorgon and an inflammatory idiot with the morals and political acumen of groin fungus.
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It is a scorcher here today so where does my cat decide to sit? On me… I am melting…
For once I wish she was rolling around in my wet paint
For once I wish she was rolling around in my wet paint
December 6, 2025 at 1:43 AM
It is a scorcher here today so where does my cat decide to sit? On me… I am melting…
For once I wish she was rolling around in my wet paint
For once I wish she was rolling around in my wet paint
These quirky characters will be making their way on to my website over the weekend. Sign up to my newsletter (link in bio) to find out when.
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
These quirky characters will be making their way on to my website over the weekend. Sign up to my newsletter (link in bio) to find out when.
The only downside to having wings is when you want to dunk your iced vovo in the tea you are holding… and no pockets means you have to store your biccy (bikkie? bickie?) for later in your crest
December 2, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The only downside to having wings is when you want to dunk your iced vovo in the tea you are holding… and no pockets means you have to store your biccy (bikkie? bickie?) for later in your crest
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I am Jupiter
November 24, 2025 at 6:54 AM
I am Jupiter
Oh dear, what started as a bit of practice painting quirky characters is getting out of hand… I suddenly want to paint ALL the Australian animals drinking tea now…
Still undecided whether they need pretty backgrounds or to just let them be…
Still undecided whether they need pretty backgrounds or to just let them be…
November 20, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Oh dear, what started as a bit of practice painting quirky characters is getting out of hand… I suddenly want to paint ALL the Australian animals drinking tea now…
Still undecided whether they need pretty backgrounds or to just let them be…
Still undecided whether they need pretty backgrounds or to just let them be…
Last two pieces of the puzzle…
I have four of these Precious Precarious Porcelain paintings heading to a women and birds exhibition at the Mudgee Arts Precinct in December
I have four of these Precious Precarious Porcelain paintings heading to a women and birds exhibition at the Mudgee Arts Precinct in December
November 10, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Last two pieces of the puzzle…
I have four of these Precious Precarious Porcelain paintings heading to a women and birds exhibition at the Mudgee Arts Precinct in December
I have four of these Precious Precarious Porcelain paintings heading to a women and birds exhibition at the Mudgee Arts Precinct in December
Work in progress…
This is by far my most over the top painting and it isn’t finished yet (although I am running out of room)
A pack of pretty pardalotes perched on precariously placed precious porcelain
This is by far my most over the top painting and it isn’t finished yet (although I am running out of room)
A pack of pretty pardalotes perched on precariously placed precious porcelain
November 2, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Work in progress…
This is by far my most over the top painting and it isn’t finished yet (although I am running out of room)
A pack of pretty pardalotes perched on precariously placed precious porcelain
This is by far my most over the top painting and it isn’t finished yet (although I am running out of room)
A pack of pretty pardalotes perched on precariously placed precious porcelain
Woylies enjoy making doilies
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Woylies enjoy making doilies
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And the Birdlife Bird of the Year winner is…
Tawny Frogmouth
About time in my opinion, although in my portrait of him he looks shocked that she has been chosen… she probably didn’t even write a speech or anything
Tawny Frogmouth
About time in my opinion, although in my portrait of him he looks shocked that she has been chosen… she probably didn’t even write a speech or anything
October 16, 2025 at 3:01 AM
And the Birdlife Bird of the Year winner is…
Tawny Frogmouth
About time in my opinion, although in my portrait of him he looks shocked that she has been chosen… she probably didn’t even write a speech or anything
Tawny Frogmouth
About time in my opinion, although in my portrait of him he looks shocked that she has been chosen… she probably didn’t even write a speech or anything
Would you call this dapper fellow a bush turkey, a scrub turkey or a brush turkey?
I always thought they were bush turkeys…
Is it a geographical thing like the potato scallop/cake controversy?
I always thought they were bush turkeys…
Is it a geographical thing like the potato scallop/cake controversy?
October 11, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Would you call this dapper fellow a bush turkey, a scrub turkey or a brush turkey?
I always thought they were bush turkeys…
Is it a geographical thing like the potato scallop/cake controversy?
I always thought they were bush turkeys…
Is it a geographical thing like the potato scallop/cake controversy?
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muppetized works of art: thread
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
muppetized works of art: thread
Given that my little avatar is a spotted pardalote there is only one clear winner in my book!
Go the pardalote!
Go the pardalote!
While the humble, resourceful, resilient, Ibis will always have my heart. I can’t go past the Tawny Frog Mouth for my vote. (WTF is the bloody Cuckhoo doing in there, shit of a bird). www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian bird of the year 2025: vote for your favourite #birdoftheyear in the Guardian / BirdLife Australia poll
From little penguins to (very big) cassowaries, every bird has its fans. Vote for your favourite in the 2025 Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll
www.theguardian.com
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Given that my little avatar is a spotted pardalote there is only one clear winner in my book!
Go the pardalote!
Go the pardalote!
I’ve never painted a Tasmanian devil before so I am having a practice run by painting one drinking tea…
Loooong way to go, but it is a fun challenge.
Next one I paint will be eating cake but I can’t decide if it is devil’s food cake or angel food cake
Loooong way to go, but it is a fun challenge.
Next one I paint will be eating cake but I can’t decide if it is devil’s food cake or angel food cake
October 5, 2025 at 11:23 PM
I’ve never painted a Tasmanian devil before so I am having a practice run by painting one drinking tea…
Loooong way to go, but it is a fun challenge.
Next one I paint will be eating cake but I can’t decide if it is devil’s food cake or angel food cake
Loooong way to go, but it is a fun challenge.
Next one I paint will be eating cake but I can’t decide if it is devil’s food cake or angel food cake
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Every now and then I paint a character who speaks to me (they all do in their own ways, but some more than others). I know that it will be a challenge to let them go when the time comes… this little unfinished possum is one of those characters
October 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Every now and then I paint a character who speaks to me (they all do in their own ways, but some more than others). I know that it will be a challenge to let them go when the time comes… this little unfinished possum is one of those characters