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This painting is a portrait of Nico the gorilla who lived at Longleat Safari Park. I completed this painting as a tribute after he died. Luckily on a visit to Longleat I had managed to get an awesome photograph of him. When you look at his face, it makes you wonder what is he thinking. I completed the painting of his face and added a frame later. -
This painting is a portrait of Nico the gorilla who lived at Longleat Safari Park. I completed this painting as a tribute after he died. Luckily on a visit to Longleat I had managed to get an awesome photograph of him. When you look at his face, it makes you wonder what is he thinking. I completed the painting of his face and added a frame later. -
This painting is a portrait of Nico the gorilla who lived at Longleat Safari Park. I completed this painting as a tribute after he died. Luckily on a visit to Longleat I had managed to get an awesome photograph of him. When you look at his face, it makes you wonder what is he thinking. I completed the painting of his face and added a frame later. -
For quite a while I knew I wanted to paint a group of ring tailed lemurs. One reason is that I just love them! The other reason is that a group of them is called a conspiracy!! I played around with different ideas in my head for quite a long time, not one of them making the grade. My hubby and I decided that a weeks break in Madeira was called for and we had a fabulous time wandering around the city of Funchal. We explored the city popping into little galleries and gift shops, (I came back with a rather nice fused glass bracelet) . In one lovely little gift shop sitting in the window was a canvas with a photograph of a kitten sitting inside a picture frame, light bulb moment!! The lemurs could be in the frame looking as though they would climb out of it! The beginning of my frames animal series. -
For quite a while I knew I wanted to paint a group of ring tailed lemurs. One reason is that I just love them! The other reason is that a group of them is called a conspiracy!! I played around with different ideas in my head for quite a long time, not one of them making the grade. My hubby and I decided that a weeks break in Madeira was called for and we had a fabulous time wandering around the city of Funchal. We explored the city popping into little galleries and gift shops, (I came back with a rather nice fused glass bracelet) . In one lovely little gift shop sitting in the window was a canvas with a photograph of a kitten sitting inside a picture frame, light bulb moment!! The lemurs could be in the frame looking as though they would climb out of it! The beginning of my frames animal series. -
For quite a while I knew I wanted to paint a group of ring tailed lemurs. One reason is that I just love them! The other reason is that a group of them is called a conspiracy!! I played around with different ideas in my head for quite a long time, not one of them making the grade. My hubby and I decided that a weeks break in Madeira was called for and we had a fabulous time wandering around the city of Funchal. We explored the city popping into little galleries and gift shops, (I came back with a rather nice fused glass bracelet) . In one lovely little gift shop sitting in the window was a canvas with a photograph of a kitten sitting inside a picture frame, light bulb moment!! The lemurs could be in the frame looking as though they would climb out of it! The beginning of my frames animal series. -
Everyone likes Meerkats! I have been lucky enough to have had close encounters with Meerkats. They are such characters and I had so many photographs to choose from. I was almost disappointed to hear that a group of Meerkats was merely a mob. There are so many more interesting animal group names. This was the second of my Framed Animals series and I enjoyed developing the composition, especially the photobomb!! If you look closely you can see a tiny caterpillar and a cinnamon moth on the frame. -
Everyone likes Meerkats! I have been lucky enough to have had close encounters with Meerkats. They are such characters and I had so many photographs to choose from. I was almost disappointed to hear that a group of Meerkats was merely a mob. There are so many more interesting animal group names. This was the second of my Framed Animals series and I enjoyed developing the composition, especially the photobomb!! If you look closely you can see a tiny caterpillar and a cinnamon moth on the frame. -
Everyone likes Meerkats! I have been lucky enough to have had close encounters with Meerkats. They are such characters and I had so many photographs to choose from. I was almost disappointed to hear that a group of Meerkats was merely a mob. There are so many more interesting animal group names. This was the second of my Framed Animals series and I enjoyed developing the composition, especially the photobomb!! If you look closely you can see a tiny caterpillar and a cinnamon moth on the frame. -
The original sketch Nico Polo was completed for a Funny Friday series of drawings to go on social media. This artwork was painted as an entry into the Harley Gallery Artist Open Exhibition, displaying work at this gallery was an ambition I had harboured for a while.
Nico was such a personality at Longleat Safari Park and was a great source of photos showing real character. This painting is a tribute to him.
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Nigel often thought the emperor was taking advantage. This composition happened purely because of a photograph taken at Longleat. The giraffe had a whimsical expression on his face and I just had to sit a little Emperor Tamarin monkey on his head. -
Nigel often thought the emperor was taking advantage. This composition happened purely because of a photograph taken at Longleat. The giraffe had a whimsical expression on his face and I just had to sit a little Emperor Tamarin monkey on his head.
