Animals & Wildlife
Gary Stinton was born and raised in Hereford and is an acclaimed young wildlife artist. He has successfully exhibited in one man shows in various venues around London. His preferred media is pastel which he works almost exclusively in and believes that it is "the purest medium" which will outlast that of watercolour or oil when painted on museum board. His source of inspiration is nature and his a.....
Sonia Rollo spent her childhood in Manchester, attended the University of Glasgow - graduating in 1968 with a degree. Sonia is a member of the Greenwich Printmakers Association and of the Printmakers Council and regularly exhibits in the UK since 1993. Her work has proved popular with the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. During her childhood Sonia was surrounded by different animals including Hi.....
Jacqueline Stanhope was born in 1963 and was educated in Scotland. Facinated by horses and racing she began painting and drawing them at an early age by the young age of 10 she was using oils. She was gifted both academically as well as artistically, she began selling her work in secondary school. She left school at the age of 16 to follow her career in painting on a professional level, chosing th.....
Born in 1959 in Dagenham, Mick Cawston won his first art related competition at the age of seven. Mick Cawston trained as a cabinet maker after leaving school then signed up to the army for the following three years where he worked as a motorcycle messenger around the streets of London. Through this job he saved enough money to begin his travels to Europe and it was touring Europe where his strong.....
Malcolm Coward lives his life for his animals and painting. Born in Malton, West Yorkshire he has gained recognition Internationally as being one of the UK's leading equestrian painters. He has been awarded the President's medal by the Society of Equestrian Artists in London and has had his work accepted by the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, Royal Society of Marine Artists and the Royal Birmingh.....
John Trickett originally trained as an accountant and then went on to play football on a professional level. He is probably most famous for his labrador paintings. He has been described as the 'finest labrador painter in the world' by the 'Shooting Times'. He is also well known for his shooting landscapes, Norfolk scenes, Scottish Loch scenes and river and sea scapes. Trickett's abilities were not.....
Wolfgang Weber was born in Koblenz, Germany in 1936. He studied at an art school in Mainz. He was tutored by world famous Oskar Kokoschka the expressionist artist. Oskar Kokoschka had a profound influence on Wolfgang Weber's work as did wildlife artist Wilhelm Kuhnert. They both influenced the development of his unique style and have significantly impacted the style of his work. He conveys both th.....
Born in 1943, Spencer Hodge attended the Royal West of England Academy and the Hastings School of Art. He spent the following six years illustrating teaching material and books for the Medical Research Council, after a very academic and formal training and education in the arts. Spencer Hodge travels extensively taking field trips for organisations such as the World Wide Fund for Nature and other .....
Dick Van Heerde was sorn in 1954 in the Netherlands, he began oil painting on canvas at the age of ten. He left school and entered into a three and a half year apprenticeship to learn the art of restoring paintings. He has restored some paintings dating back to the seventeenth century. He then went on to work freelance continuing in this profession. It was in 1989 that he developed a passion for w.....
Archibald Thorburn was born in Edinburgh in 1860 and enjoyed painting flowers, birds and animals from very early on in life. He specialised in the study of birds and had vast knowledge of ornithology. He made a large contribution to the Lord Lilford magisterial survey, published in 1885 and again in 1898, entitled 'Coloured Figures of the Birds of the British Isles' which firmly established his re.....
Cyril Croucher was inspired by his grandmother's spellbinding tales, a merge of reality and fantasy from very early on in his life. Evidence of this influence is apparent in much of his early work and traces can be noted in his work to date. The muted green, pink, gray and blue tones of granite featured in the local architecture and lanscape which inspire him are painted onto board using acylic, a.....
Like many artists Wendy Corbett trained as a teacher, and after realising this was not for her she did what she could to make a living whilst trying to get ahead in the world of art. Wendy Corbett is a self taught artist and works mainly in pastel, most of her work is exclusively in colour after a period of working in graphite – but she sometimes returns to the pencil. She believes pencil is ver.....
Steven Townsend's work has been described as 'hyper realistic' and this has gained him recognition throughout the UK as being one of the leading contemporary artists. His photo realistic paintings are highly regarded and are collectors items. Steven Townsend is an extreemly talented, self taught artist. Born in 1995 in Colne, Lancashire he showed no talent in the arts throughout school. It wasnt u.....
Rolf Harris was born in Australia and from a very early age had always aspired to being an artist. Rolf Harris studied to become a teacher but all his free time was taken up by painting and drawing. Rolf Harris enrolled at the City and Guilds College in London which he financed by holding four exhibitions in Perth, Australia. The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition exhibited his work for two consecuti.....
Pip Mcgarry was born in 1955 in Singapore, he attributes his natural artistic talent to being born into an artistic family. He progressed into a lengthy career with the civil service and following this decided to embark on a career as a professional wildlife artist. His original oil paintings are very popular and through the success of his paintings he has raised thousands of pounds for conservati.....
Peter Symonds was born in 1964, he graduated for Leicester University and began painting professionally aged 22. His last three solo exhibitions were sell outs within hours of opening. Following the publication of his work he has been able to reach a far wider audience. He admires and is inspired by the great traditional landscape painters of the late nineteenth and early twentieth Centuries. Insp.....
The natural world and drawing have always been of interest to Peter. In the 1960's becoming an artist was not viewed as a suitable career so at the age of 19 he joined the Fleet Air Arm. The following 22 years were spent drawing for pleasure. Peter Hildick is currently working in the defence industry and continues to draw in his spare time. In 1997 & 1998 he exhibited his work in 'Wildlife and Con.....
Paul James is a self taught artist who was born and grew up in Leicestershire. His passion now is to paint landscapes and wildlife, in his earlier years whilst at art college most of his time was spent sketching and drawing cars at his local garage. In 1986 he turned professional and experimented with a variety of different subjects including Cattle, sheep, people portraits, birds of prey and land.....
Paine Proffit was born to journalistic parents and it was travelling from one country to another that he believes has shaped his art and his personality. Paine Proffit was born in Arizona in 1972 and has lived in Lebanon, Kenya, Vietnam and several US states. He spent many years in Philadelphia where his family finally decided to settle. It was here in Philadelphia that Paine decided to follow a c.....
Nicola Read was born in Hong Kong and is now settled in Derbyshire. As a child Nicola Read was encouraged to draw and paint by her parents who were both artists. She attended an academic school which left her creatively frustrated, she then went on to study photography at college. She believes that it was through her photographic studies that she developed a keen eye for naturally occurring and ge.....
Michael Jackson was born in the North West of England in 1961 and educated at Preston High School. He has always been a keen ornithologist and had a bird sanctury in his younger years from which taught him about conservation and environmental awareness. As a young child he was interested in drawing and devoted to wildlife. Michael Jackson's devotion to wildlife and passion for nature led him to Bl.....
Lyndsey Selley is an extremely talented artist her exquisite brushwork, attention to detail and her unique ability to reproduce camouflage all add to the overall atmosphere of her work. Lyndsey Selley originally sourced her subject matter and reference material from wildlife parks and zoos throughout the UK. She took a trip to South Africa and was amazed by the quality of light inspiring much of h.....
Kim Donaldson was born in 1952 in Zimbabwe, he grew up on a farm where he developed his love and knowledge for animals and nature. He was artistically talented from a young age and his parents and tutors alike encouraged him in the direction of an art based career. Kim Donaldson's masterful works capture the untamed spirit of African animals and his highly detailed brushwork portrays the relation.....
Justin Tew is a self taught artist who uses oils. He is a frequent visitor to the Mediterranean and is consistantly inspired by the colours, quality of light and atmosphere of this part of the world. Water is also favoured as subject matter and Justin Tew enjoys trying to reproduce is ever changing textures and quality. Bedfordshire born Justin Tew loves to travel and has many collectors of his wo.....
Jonathan Truss' early career was that of professional musician and actor. He has always had a facination with wildlife and his early career complimented his love of oil painting. Jonathan Truss' work is always in high demand and sells well through the major art auctions specialising in wildlife. He has exhibited his work in shows and galleries in the USA, London and Africa. His oil paintings are c.....
Douglas Gray was born in 1965 in Harrogate, London. He attended Scarborough College and graduated with a Higher National Diploma in Advertising and Illustration. Following this he studied at Doncaster College of Art graduating with a distinction in illustration. Douglas Gray's artist career began by working for Athena International designing posters.. This led onto him working in the advertising w.....
David Shepherd left school in the 1930's and travelled to Kenya to pursue his dream of becoming a game warden.The National Parks did not accept him for the post so he had no choice but to return to England where his only two options were to drive a bus or possibly paint for a living. Shepherd enrolled at the Slade school of Fine Arts but was not accepted due to his own admission of a lack of inter.....
Enjoying international acclaim, Carl Brenders’ work has been widely collected in North America, Spain, Holland and his native Belgium were he used to draw during his childhood. Having a strict attention to anatomical detail for his paintings he combines his dreams and his imagination, “Nature is already beautiful, already perfect.. I want to capture that perfection… “ Carl Brenders also produce.....
Born in Birmingham in 1951, he attended Bournville School of Art although Anthony is primarily a self-taught artist. His first one man show was in 1976 with six further one man exhibitions since.
His first Limited Edition print "White Tigers Ever Watch.....
Adrian Rigby's artistic talent was encouraged from an early age by his teachers who saw his potential. Throughout his schooling he attained top grades and continued his education at Blackpool College where he studies Natural History Illustration. Adrian Rigby's two great passions, art and wildlife were combined at this time. He passed his course with top grades and as a result was invited back to .....
Karen who was born in 1976, grew up and acquired an education to A Level standard in Kenya surrounded by vast landscapes and nature. It was here that her love of animals and the colours around her inspired her to sketch the landcapes and wild animals in t.....
Gary Hodges is recognised as Britain's leading wildlife pencil artist, born in 1954 he has had a passion for nature since childhood. The viewers attention is demanded through his striking images, his combination of technical ability with an understanding of the subjects' character results in his remarkable work. Gary Hodges works on small areas at a time, painstakingly building up layers of textur.....
From 1963-1967 Susie Perring studied at the London College of Printing. After graduating during the 1960's and 70's she worked as a graphic designer. She took the decision to work as a full time artist and began by specialising in line, aquatint and etchings as a printmaker. As well as printmaking Susie Perring also taught at local societies and departments. Among her clients for commissioned comp.....
At the age of nine, Willem de Beer sold his first painting. He excelled in art classes at school and went onto graduate from the University of Pretoria. Willem De Beer embarked on a career as a commercial artist and in 1985 made the decision to become a full time professional artist. He has distinguished himself as a marine, landscape and portrait artist due to his background in commercial art. He.....
Toni Hargreaves attended the Blackpool and Fylde College of Art for five years. She first studied technical illustration then specialised in scientific illustration with an aim to working as a medical illustrator. After graduating she worked in Surry as an illustrator for a medical publisher. She decided to move to the north and embark on a career as a wildlife artist. She worked freelance for a w.....
Leslie Stones grew up on several farms in the North Yorkshire countryside and there is a strong presence of the countryside influence in his work. Born in 1957, Leslie Stones began drawing and painting farm scenes, animals and the rural countryside around him from an early age. He left school and began working as a joiner for the building trade, following that a mining electrician and then as a te.....
