Watch as I end a brand new assortment of wildlife work for my winter artwork exhibition. This new assortment consists of a 3 portraits of a hare, badger and a sparrowhawk in addition to a portray of a woodpecker perched on a tree and one in every of a pair of oystercatchers strolling alongside a seashore. Learn on for his or her tales.
Hare portrait
Right here on the Yorkshire Wolds, hares are a typical, if fleeting, sight. To look at this one, I crouched down within the lengthy grass in a subject in entrance of my residence. It is stunning how shut they’ll come as long as you keep nonetheless.
Nice noticed woodpecker
I observed this woodpecker on the lookout for bugs on a partially-rotted silver birch tree trunk. A feminine, it was gazing on the trunk very intensely. I assumed the pose made an incredible composition.
Oystercatchers
I watched these oystercatchers feeding alongside the seashore one chilly autumn day. They have been utilizing their robust, razor-sharp beaks to prize open shellfish. I used to be struck by how noisy they have been as they patrolled the seashore collectively, “peeping” loudly as they marched alongside probing the sand.
Sparrowhawk
With their piercing yellow eyes and exact looking strategies, sparrowhawks are formidable birds of prey. This feminine’s gaze was locked on to some sparrows it had noticed in a hedge, proper subsequent to the cover from which I used to be photographing it.
Badger
Badgers are amongst my favorite wild animals to observe. I like to see them prepare for the winter, dragging straw in to their underground chambers. This one is a cub, its bedding scattered beneath it. I liked its expression as appeared up momentarily.
Portray wildlife
As you possibly can see I like to color each element. Utilizing tiny brushstrokes to seize a mirrored image in a watch, a single strand of fur, or a feather on the tip of a wing.
