Author: Karen Hartnell

Red Squirrel Capers Continue

Since my previous blog, Red Squirrel Garden Visitors, there have been more Red Squirrel capers! A new male has been turning up to my garden, and a new female. The new female has smaller ear tufts and there is no obvious scar above her right eye. Here’s the new boy pictured below.  The fur in […]

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Red Squirrel Garden Visitors

I’ve been lucky to have these lovely Red Squirrel visitors to my garden over the last four weeks. I set my trail camera on the feeding area to catch them when I’m not watching. I bought a squirrel feeder the day after I saw the first squirrel, and it’s being well used. The Red Squirrel […]

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Cocker Spaniel watercolour painting

This Cocker Spaniel painting is of a lovely girl called Rosie; aren’t her eyes beautiful! Cocker spaniels are one of my favourite dogs to paint, and I have painted many different colours of the breed.  About the painting Medium: Watercolour Size: A3 (420 mm x 297 mm) How to commission a painting If you are […]

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Springer Spaniel Watercolour Painting

Many of my commissions are surprise gifts; birthdays and Christmas being the most popular. This Springer Spaniel dog portrait of Rigby was commissioned as a wedding present for his owners. It was gifted to the couple the day before their big day.  They loved it so much, that they hung it up at the venue […]

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Marine Clean in Memory of a Humpback Whale

On Sunday 16th June, I took part in Marine Clean 2019 organised by a good friend of mine, who volunteers with the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR).  The inspiration The clean was done in memory of a Humpback Whale who was spotted earlier this year in the Firth of Forth dragging a buoy along […]

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