This colorful neo-expressionist oil painting depicts gestural figures of white and yellow cockatoos on gold and blue backdrop. Cross hatched patterns create texture and added depth, and reveal the beautiful underpainting beneath. New York painter, Hunt Slonem is best known for his Neo –Expressionist paintings of bunnies, tropical birds and other exotic flora and fauna. Slonem’s recognizable paintings are layered with thick brush strokes and vivid colors. A continual exploration of post cubist abstraction and playful Formalism, emphasizing the tactile qualities of oil paint, Slonem's obsessive and repetitive rendering of his subjects reflects his desire to explore issues of spatial complexity, compression and density.