2020-211
Working on a series of eBooks which I'll be launching in 2021. The
first one is about how artists can use their Intellectual Property
to create a financial safety net. Intellectual Property always sounds
like a boring subject, but believe me, it's one of those things
an artist can't afford not to know.
2018
I started focusing on two themes: “Wildlife and Environment” exploring
wildlife camouflage and “Natural Pattern and Texture” which allows
me to explore natural surfaces in a more abstract way. I suspect
the two themes may converge and perhaps overlap at times. I'm loving
developing the two collections.
2017
Exhibitions were a key focus in 2017, starting with a solo exhibition
at WWT Slimbridge; Stroud Open Studios; ARTBURST in Painswick, Glos;
and Lloyd’s Art Group in London.
2016
I developed the international / tutoring side of the business, becoming
a nomadic artist tutor for Art
Safari; tutoring wildlife art courses at Aigas International
Field Centre; and taking
part in the first Uttar Pradesh Festival of Birds in India.
2013
I focused
less on birds and more on the animal-, insect- and reptile- side
of wildlife art, as I authored and illustrated a new
wildlife art book.
2009
I established a new studio near Stroud, enabling me to take on more
illustration work and expand my range of wildlife art original paintings,
prints, cards and puzzles.
2008
A talk for an RSPB group, about the Falklands trip, led to an audience
member inviting me to join his research project as illustrator.
This marked the start of my interest in the wildlife art of ancient
Egypt, and included an amazing six-week field trip discovering the
art techniques and materials used inside the tombs and temples.
2005
A four-week trip to paint the wildlife of the Falkland Islands provided
plenty of inspiration beyond my usual British wildlife art, and
led to my reputation for penguin paintings.
2000
My
development as a wildlife artist continued and I also enjoyed increasing
my knowledge of art history. My practical work included still life
and portraiture as well as wildlife.
1999
The
first of numerous presentations to an art group. Since then I have
given talks and led workshops for art and natural history groups
throughout the UK. Inspiring and encouraging others is a key component
of my work.
1992
I
was appointed part time Education Officer at Nature in Art. This
was a perfect situation, giving me time to develop my own art and
meet other wildlife art specialists while establishing a new education
department for the museum. I immersed myself in field sketching
and wildlife art in tandem with gaining teaching qualifications.
Pre-1992
Ive
always been fascinated by observational drawing, so that is how
my creativity first expressed itself, and I still love that type
of work. Watching my subject come to life beneath my pencil or brush
has always seemed like a magical process. Sometimes I even find
it hard to believe I created the image myself. Magic indeed!
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