Helen Ansell

Helen Ansell's vibrant paintings capture the spirit of native Western Australian flora and fauna. Helen lives with her family in Mullewa, in the centre of Western Australia's wildflower country.

Golden Grevilleas Print Golden Grevilleas Print

Golden Grevilleas Print

Art print of an original painting 'Golden Grevilleas' by Helen Ansell. 'This painting came about ...

Art print of an original painting 'Golden Grevilleas' by Helen Ansell. 'This painting came about as the basis for the design for a mural I did for Morawa Senior High School earlier this year. Being the town of Morawa’s floral emblem and a flower I have never painted (nor ever seen painted before) I love to be able to celebrate our local flora in this way as well as to educate both myself and the public that see my work about the many varieties of native flowers we have in Western Australia – ...

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Sun Setting on the Carnabys Print Sun Setting on the Carnabys Print

Sun Setting on the Carnabys Print

Art print of an original painting by Helen Ansell. Sun Setting on the Carnaby's Black Cockatoo (C...

Art print of an original painting by Helen Ansell. Sun Setting on the Carnaby's Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus latirostris)The endangered Carnaby's Black Cockatoo is one of just two species of white-tailed black cockatoos on earth. The other is the Baudin's Black Cockatoo, and they are both found only in the Southwest Australia Ecoregion. Their population has declined greatly in recent decades, mostly due to the loss and fragmentation of their preferred habitats, and they need the support of...

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Honey Possum Print Honey Possum Print

Honey Possum Print

Art print of an original painting 'Honey Possum' by Helen Ansell. 'This tiny marsupial, Tarsipes ...

Art print of an original painting 'Honey Possum' by Helen Ansell. 'This tiny marsupial, Tarsipes rostratus, is found in the south of Western Australia, being most common in regions of high Proteaceae diversity. Its entire source of food is nectar and pollen from a diverse range of flowering plants, and is often an important pollinator; similar mammals are all bats. It is mainly nocturnal, but will come out in daylight to feed during cooler weather. A prehensile tail and opposing toe on the lo...

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Twenty Eight Parrot Print

Twenty Eight Parrot Print

Art print of an original painting 'Twenty Eight Parrot' by Helen Ansell.

Art print of an original painting 'Twenty Eight Parrot' by Helen Ansell.

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Head Full of Flowers Print Head Full of Flowers Print

Head Full of Flowers Print

Art print of an original painting 'Head Full of Flowers' by Helen Ansell.

Art print of an original painting 'Head Full of Flowers' by Helen Ansell.

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Blue Wren Among the Marri Blooms Print Blue Wren Among the Marri Blooms Print

Blue Wren Among the Marri Blooms Print

Art print of an original painting 'Blue Wren Among the Marri Blooms' by Helen Ansell.

Art print of an original painting 'Blue Wren Among the Marri Blooms' by Helen Ansell.

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Sturt Peas and Zebra Finches Print Sturt Peas and Zebra Finches Print

Sturt Peas and Zebra Finches Print

Art print of an original painting 'Sturt Peas and Zebra Finches' by Helen Ansell. “The top end of...

Art print of an original painting 'Sturt Peas and Zebra Finches' by Helen Ansell. “The top end of Australia is a harsh yet stunningly beautiful environment. I have screeched my car brakes to stop and take photos of bright red Sturt Peas growing in the wild – yet sometimes these beauties commonly grow in the gutters and town roadside verges! I love the colour combination of the dark red soil (Pindan) the purple and green Mulla Mullas, red Sturt Peas and clear blue skies. Zebra Finches are tiny...

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Major Mitchells amongst the Macrocarpa Print Major Mitchells amongst the Macrocarpa Print

Major Mitchells amongst the Macrocarpa Print

Art print of an original painting 'Major Mitchells amongst the Macrocarpa' by Helen Ansell. 'Thes...

Art print of an original painting 'Major Mitchells amongst the Macrocarpa' by Helen Ansell. 'These cockatoos are mainly found in arid and semi-arid inland areas of Australia, though they are often seen regularly in other climates. They particularly favour conifers (Callitris spp.) sheoak (Allocasuarina spp.) and eucalypts. Pairs don’t tolerate nesting closely together; hence they require extensive woodlands. Numbers have declined as their habitat has been cleared. This branch of cockatoos, Lo...

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Bush Banksias Print Bush Banksias Print

Bush Banksias Print

Art print of an original painting 'Bush Banksias' by Helen Ansell. 'There are over 173 varieties ...

Art print of an original painting 'Bush Banksias' by Helen Ansell. 'There are over 173 varieties of banksias in the world and over 60 of them occur naturally in Western Australia. When I returned from living in the UK for three years, it was the banksia plant with all its large, wild and dramatic shapes of leaves, flowers and pods that really drew my attention in wanting to paint them. And they have been one of my favourite flowers to paint ever since. In this painting, I deliberately chose t...

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Didarndi (Red Tails Amongst the Red Caps) Print Didarndi (Red Tails Amongst the Red Caps) Print

Didarndi (Red Tails Amongst the Red Caps) Print

Art print of an original painting 'Didarndi (Red Tails Amongst the Red Caps)' by Helen Ansell.

Art print of an original painting 'Didarndi (Red Tails Amongst the Red Caps)' by Helen Ansell.

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