Artist: Reginald B Davis Medium: Gouache on Board Size: 6" x 6" (160mm x 150mm) Date: 1970 Code: DavisParrot
This is the unique original Gouache painting by Reginald B Davis.
The African Grey Parrot (Psittacus erithacus) is a medium-sized parrot endemic to the primary and secondary rainforest of West and Central Africa. Experts regard it as one of the most intelligent birds. They feed on palm nuts, seeds, fruits, leafy matter, but have been observed eating snails. Their overall gentle nature and their inclination and ability to mimic speech have made them popular pets.
A characterful study by wildlife artist Reginald B. Davis. Illustration probably from a 1970s issue of Look and Learn magazine.
Reginald Ben Davis (10 December 1907 - 1998; UK) A regular illustrator of nature subjects and animals for Look and Learn and Treasure. Some of his Look and Learn illustrations were collected in Animal Partnerships by Maurice Burton (1969).
Born on 10 December 1907, Davis was a commercial artist before the Second World War working for Byron Studios. After the war he became a regular artist for School Friend, drawing the adventures of castaway schoolgirl 'Jill Crusoe'. Amongst his other strips for the same paper were 'Jon of the Jungle', 'Kay of Cedar Creek', 'Phantom Ballerina' and 'Penny of Maywood Stables'.
Davis was also a regular cover artist for Schoolgirls' Picture Library from its debut in June 1957 and later illustrated text stories for Girls' Crystal in the early 1960s. From 1962 he concentrated on colour illustration work and only occasionally returned to comic strips. In the 1970s he concentrated on illustrating wildlife books. Davis lived in Liphook, Hampshire, where he died in late 1998, aged 90.
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