Meet Narloo, my little Numbat!!
Sadly, numbats have disappeared 90% from their former range. This is because their habitat has been cleared for farms and houses, fire
patterns have changed, and predators like foxes and feral cats are a big danger. Numbats are shy and live alone. Once they find a home area, they usually stay there for life. They are amazing eaters – gobbling up to 20,000 termites every day with their long sticky tongue!
Numbats are also special because they are the only marsupial awake and active during the day.
When I created Narloo, I almost stopped with just the log and numbat, but something felt missing. I imagined her in the warm sunset colours of Western Australia – where numbats live and where the sunsets are truly magical. I think Narloo suits her perfectly, and I’m so happy with how she turned out. Hope you love her too!
Created with pencil, gouache paints and pan pastels on cold press watercolour paper.
