Last autumn I enjoyed watching a kingfisher almost every time I walked along the nearby canal. The flash of blue as they swoop past is really quite incredible. The amazing colour is very cleverly due to light bending magic, or structural colouration, where colour is produced by microscopically structured surfaces fine enough to interfere with visible […]
New kingfisher design Read More »
Happy Halloween! I recently finished this painting of ‘our’ barn owl, who we regularly see hunting over the field next to our house. I love the ghostly way in which they swoop out of the darkness, completely silently. I painted this after the first storm of the autumn, Storm Amy, when the full moon coincided
New barn owl painting – ‘Hunter’s Moon’ Read More »
Here’s Tiffany and Roxanne, my Silkie hens, discussing if my new steel cockerel sculpture is hot or not. He’s now en route to Virginia, US, along with his foxy friend/enemy. It was a lovely commission. I think I will now design a couple of hens to accompany the cockerel, although I’m not sure Tiff and
Cockerel metal sculpture Read More »
I spent a lot of time in April and May making a giant triceratops head. This was to decorate the front of a float for our younger son’s nursery, Little Ducklings, for Garstang Children’s Festival. With hindsight I should probably have chosen a dinosaur without horns. We won second prize which was amazing 😀 The
A Triceratops Named Flower Read More »
I’m delighted to be running a second art workshop at Lancaster House Hotel on Sunday 27th April. This class is suitable for all levels including beginners. We’ll be painting some lovely spring flowers; having fun with lots of enjoyable techniques in a variety of media including Brusho inks, pastels, and watercolour pencils. The session will
Expressive Flower Painting Workshop at Lancaster House Hotel on 27th April Read More »
I was really pleased to be asked to make my first public sculpture earlier this year. ‘Mrs Foxy’, who could probably use a more dignified title, was commissioned for the new Angela Fox Nature Garden in Cuckfield, West Sussex, and she was installed there in October. The garden is still a work in progress, so
‘Mrs Foxy’ – public sculpture for Angela Fox Nature Garden, Cuckfield Read More »
Boxing Day at Plover Scar, Morecambe Bay, looking east to the Bowland Fells. The wind was freezing cold but there was a small flock of tiny birds flitting around through the hail. In the fields further inland there were lots of whooper swans. I like sketching with watercolour pencils, they’re softer than regular coloured pencils
Wild winter Sky, Morecambe Bay Read More »
‘Towards The Sun’, Oil on canvas, 71 x 71 cm I am raffling this painting to raise funds for a Go Fund Me Campaign which helps support indigenous defenders of the Amazon Rainforest. It was set up in memory of Dom Phillips and Bruno Pereira who were murdered earlier this year in the Amazon. There
Prize Draw of Original Artwork In Aid of Protecting The Amazon Read More »
I’m honoured to be showing a selection of my wildlife sculptures in Maiden Bridge Arts Centre, in their summer exhibition. Maiden Bridge is situated on a former farm high in the Bowland Fells above the Lune Valley in a truly lovely location. This is my first time showing work at Maiden Bridge, my first exhibition following
Wildlife sculptures on show at Maiden Bridge Arts Centre Read More »
I just finished polishing my new life-size heron sculpture, in 5 mm stainless steel. Here’s a preview. It will soon be for sale on my Etsy shop, WyrebirdStudio.
Stainless Steel Heron Sculpture Read More »