Tag: wildlife

Artwork For Sale: Artist Support Pledge

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

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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Puffin Head Portrait

A new set of coloured pencils, can only mean one thing, a new portrait!  I decided to draw one of my favourite birds, the Puffin.  A Puffin with Faber Castell Polychromos pencils After some more research into the various types of coloured pencils, and which would suit my needs the best, I opted for a […]

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Red Squirrel Coloured Pencil portrait

I’ve always wanted to try coloured pencils.  Towards the end of 2019, I was thinking about a new art challenge for myself for the New Year. Coloured pencils are something I haven’t had a proper go at.  A tin of Derwent Drawing Pencils sat in a draw for a few years, unused, bought on a […]

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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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