I Heard the Cry of a Lone Cockatoo

My landscape art often depicts my concerns for our beautiful, diminishing habitat in Western Australia.
The Carnaby Cockatoos, an endangered species, partner for life, and I observed one such flock gradually reducing in size as they flew over our property. Sadly, one remaining pair became a solitary cockatoo. I often write poetry to match my artistic statement:
"I heard the silent scream of the forest
Punctuated only by the cry of a lone cockatoo
Seeking refuge.
Even the soft winds cannot carry away
The anguish."

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Jeanette Giroud taught Art Education in Western Australia for more than 25 years.
During her time as a lecturer of Art History, her favourite topics were Poetry Propaganda, and Politics as well as Social Realism and Impressionism.
Van Gogh, Constable, and Turner have been the main inspiration for much of Jeanette's landscape paintings, whilst the poignant works of German Artist, Kaethe Kollwitz have inspired her major in Printmaking.
Jeanette's Master's in Art Education focussed on a thesis exploring Secondary Arts Teachers' Perceptions of Art Integration across the Curriculum.
After retirement from Education practice, she now works in a variety of visual art disciplines including, drawing, painting, printmaking, and textiles. Jeanette has been a past finalist in the Mandorla Art Prize, a semi-finalist in the Black Swan Portrait Prize, and other highly commended awards. Her work is held in both public and private collections.