Not all Frogs are Blue

The original drawings for this printed series are A4, done freehand with blue ball point Parker pen refill cartridges and gin tonic, requiring approximately 9 hours each. Printed and framed sets are available for purchase.

Spanish Espionage
White’s Tree Frog – Litoria Caerule | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.372

Bouncers

Curious Peron
Peron’s Tree Frog – Litoria Peronii | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.287

Meditating Amphibians
Glass Frogs – Centrolene Geckoideum | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.633

USQ library gallery – 2009
Not all Frogs are Blue

She Loves Me Not
Dainty Tree Frog – Litoria Gracilenta | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.743

True Dive
The True Frog – family of Ranidae | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.878

Dangling Lips
White Lipped Tree Frog – Litoria Infrafrenata | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.326

Lilly Pond Bouncers
South American Blue Poison Dart Frog – Dendrobates Azureus | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.545

Caught Peeping
Red Eyed Tree Frog – Agalychnis Callidryas | Wiki
29.7cm x 30cm
2009.228

Inspiration to draw frogs actually came about bcause my adopted Thai autistic brother has a frog addiction. In 2008 I wrote a short diary entry about his wisdom and his frog fetish. The entry needed an illustration, and so appeared the first frog.

Frogs are often looked upon as helpless sad little creatures but as I drew these frogs, they became less and less blue. Thus, the title.

Interestingly enough, there is in fact, a very blue frog. The South American Poison Dart Frog (Dendrobates Azureus), is a brighter and deeper hue of blue than Parker ink. It is a truly beautiful frog and worth looking up a photograph of one on the web. Incidently, there is also a near extinct golden coloured frog.

These drawings are done from photographs with a touch of artistic license – done mostly in the backgrounds.

For those interested, the frog species and common names are given on the labels by each print.

Enjoy