Questions people ask artists
Open art studios in Surrey in June 2018
FAKING IT There has been a wildlife photography story in the news recently that you may have seen. Someone was disqualified from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition because he faked a scene using a stuffed anteater. The photo was a winning entry, but the photographer was found out when he couldn’t provide photos…
Visiting the British Wildlife Centre
Don’t you love it when you find something great by accident? I was looking at my website statistics this morning (I know, not everyone loves numbers!) and discovered that people were finding me through http://www.ecosia.org Never heard of it? Neither had I, but if you love wildlife you need to use it! Ecosia is a…
Animals Sniffing Flowers is the Cutest Thing Ever – reblogged from Flow Art Station
SAD NEWS I was driving earlier today when I heard on the radio that Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino, had died. It was one of those ‘where were you when you heard?’ moments… Like many people, I was saddened that he had died, though as he was elderly and had been deteriorating for…
Instagram Challenge #marchmeetthemaker 2018
Have you ever tried to find a painting of an elephant online? Search engines don’t always give you what you think they will…. Try searching for “elephant artist” – would you expect a list of artists who paint elephants? This search term is just as likely to find artists who happen to be elephants. You…
Evolution of a pet portrait
Unravelling the jargon to explain how giclee prints are made
How to get started as an animal artist
