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Wildlife Art: White-tailed Eagles, Loch Leven

By Karen Hartnell | | No Comments | Paintings, Wildlife, Wildlife Art

I thought I would put some blogs together about the wildlife art I have created and what inspired it. There’s not enough room in a caption to put everything. I hope you will enjoy reading about my inspiration and sightings. Below is pictured my watercolour painting capturing two White-tailed Eagles soaring above Castle Island, Loch […]

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Trick Dog Titles

By Karen Hartnell | | No Comments | Dog related

During Lockdown I started to teach my Labrador, Logie, tricks to see if we could earn a Trick Dog title. Having seen the lists of tricks for each title, I thought I could get Novice, and possibly Intermediate. I’m so happy that we have gained both of those titles, and yesterday clinched our Advanced! My […]

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Artwork For Sale: Artist Support Pledge

By Karen Hartnell | | No Comments | Uncategorized

I have recently started to list artwork for sale on my Facebook and Instagram feeds as part of the Artist Support Pledge, details below. This original artwork is now also listed in my online store, with full details here: Art Originals for Sale International orders are welcome, but cannot currently be processed in my online […]

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Dog Fur For Nesting Birds

By Karen Hartnell | | No Comments | Dog related, Wildlife

During this time of year when the garden birds are busy building and maintaining their nests, I always put out my Labrador’s fur for them after he’s had a good brush. I use an old fat ball feeder to put it in and hang up alongside the bird food.  Blue tits have claimed the nest […]

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White-tailed Eagle Painting Timelapse

By Karen Hartnell | | No Comments | Paintings, Wildlife, Wildlife Art, Work in Progress

I have recently finished a new painting of a White-tailed Eagle in flight. This particular bird is one I have watched for many hours, female ‘Turquoise 1’, as she is known from her identification wing tags. I didn’t paint in her tags in this portrait. Below is a timelapse I have put together from a […]

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