Jack of Spades: Thorny Devil Lizard in Desert Race, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

Jack of Spades: Thorny Devil Lizard in Desert Race, Mary Wertsch, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 36 x 24 in. / 91.44 x 60.96 cm.

The Thorny Devil lizard hails from the same Australian desert region as the annual Tatts-Finke Desert Race. No participating racer could be more fair dinkum than that. Part of the Playing Card series of paintings, Reptiles Playing Sports.