Author: Karen Hartnell

New Giclée Prints: Highland Cow and Harvest Mouse

A couple of new wildlife Giclée art prints have been added to my online shop recently.  The original painting is also listed in my shop here Original has sold. Fine Art Giclée Prints Information My Giclée prints are printed by dStudio on Somerset Enhanced Velvet 255gsm art paper. dStudio produces Giclée prints using Fine Art […]

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Harvest Mouse in a Tulip, Watercolour Painting

My latest wildlife artwork is of a Harvest Mouse in a tulip. It was such a cute composition to paint. Painted on tinted Bockingford watercolour paper. It’s the first time I have used a tinted paper, and I like how it makes the colours subtly different and the white of the mouse ‘pop’. Below are […]

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Winter Waxwing – Original and Giclee Prints

My original watercolour painting titled Winter Waxwing is now available to purchase. In addition, I have had giclée art prints produced. Either will bring a touch of winter wildlife into your home. The painting My watercolour painting depicts a Waxwing (Bohemian variety) eating winter berries. A crisp frost covers the foliage and red berries. I […]

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A Nuthatch Double

On one of my morning walks this week, I was lucky to spot two Nuthatch. The first caught my eye as it perched on top of an old stone bridge. Then its mate appeared, just below, clinging upside-down onto the wall of the bridge. They both flew off into a nearby tree together. This was […]

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Bluebell Time

Spring is gradually creeping towards summer. A slow creep in my part of Scotland, we had snow in May this year. It is also bluebell time; the time of year that the much-loved Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) appears. The flowers create a carpet of blue and purple hues, looking their most stunning when viewed through a […]

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