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SWLA THE NATURAL EYE 58th Annual Exhibition
The Society of Wildlife Artists seeks to generate appreciation and delight in the natural world through all forms of fine art inspired by the world’s wildlife
14th to the 24th of October 2021 Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1 Browse & Buy at www.mallgalleries.org.uk/swla
Harriet Mead PSWLA Fork Feathered Raven Welded found objects
SWLA President’s Foreword
Welcome to The Natural Eye, the 58th annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists. Like many, I did not venture into London for the show last year, which was cut short by further restrictions, so I am thrilled that we can welcome more people to the galleries and enjoy the art in person. Viewing pieces online has been a godsend but it cannot compare to experiencing them for real and I missed seeing our guests and artists. Being amongst such talented and inspiring artists is always a delight. The ability to observe and appreciate the natural world is the backbone of the SWLA. For years we have encouraged people to notice and delight in the smaller, less impressive creatures that are often overlooked. Urban and city landscapes are home to nature, though it might be found in the shadow of buildings or beside busy roads rather than framed by rolling countryside. The lockdown forced most of us to stay very close to home and put a stop to so much that we took for granted. For many, daily exercise became an important activity and nurtured a new appreciation of nature and of green spaces that could be found within a short walk from our homes. Social media became populated with photos of insects and birds from new enthusiasts and birdwatching boomed. The pandemic meant that we slowed down and looked. Observation and curiosity are so important as it leads to understanding and empathy. I really hope that this newfound connection with nature flourishes. Unsurprisingly a couple of planned projects (Wadden Sea and Bursary places on the John Busby Seabird Drawing Course) have been postponed, but several SWLA artists have spent time up on the beautiful west coast of Scotland visiting the Argyll Coasts and Islands Hope Spot. This was set up to celebrate the marine world of this extraordinary rich and diverse area. Artists donned wetsuits and snorkels to observe, experience and be inspired by what they saw. A display of some of the resulting work is on show and more information can be found on our website. A very important part of the SWLA is the bursary scheme. Set up to nurture new and existing artists, we are very pleased to announce three recipients for their own individual projects this year. The projects are ongoing but information and examples of their project work are on display with links to more in depth articles on our website. Funds to support our bursaries are raised through various activities including the SWLA Friends Scheme. Do visit our website to find out how to join and learn more about the benefits of becoming a Friend. As ever I would like to thank all the sponsors of prizes and awards this year for their continued support. Harriet Mead President
SWLA Overview PRESIDENT Harriet Mead VICE-PRESIDENT
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PAST-PRESIDENTS
Robert Gillmor, Andrew Stock, Bruce Pearson
SECRETARY John Foker TREASURER Max Angus COUNCIL
Julia Manning, Jane Smith, Andrew Stock, Christopher Wallbank, Ben Woodhams
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John Foker, Fieldfares - Winter orchard
SWLA HISTORY In the late 1950s the original work of wildlife artists was not readily available to the ever-growing numbers of people developing an interest in natural history. With the formation of a Society very much in mind, Robert Gillmor and Eric Ennion, with the enthusiastic support of Peter Scott and Keith Shackleton, organised an Exhibition by Contemporary Bird Painters which wasopened by Lord Alanbroke in the Reading Art Gallery in 1960. Maurice Bradshaw, then Director of the Art Exhibition Bureau, joined the Organising Committee and, as a result, the Bureau took the exhibition on tour for a year. The great interest shown by provincial galleries extended the tour for a further year. During this period the organisers were joined by R.B. TalbotKelly and Maurice Wilson to plan a Society and invite Founder-Members. James Fisher opened the inaugural Exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists at 6 ½ Suffolk Street in August 1964. For more information on the SWLA including how to submit work, visit www.swla.co.uk
Chris Rose SWLA Mountain Hare Oil
The Natural Eye Bursary The SWLA are delighted to announce that The Natural Eye Bursaries for 2021 have been awarded to artists Adrien Brun, Georgina Coburn and Ibby Lanfear. With awards of up to £750 available, applicants were required to provide a written outline of the bursary project they would carry out if successful. The diversity of proposals impressed our selection panel and it was encouraging to see that during this past year many applicants have been discovering, or re-discovering their fascination with a natural world found close to home. Adrien Brun’s bursary project focuses on the wildlife of his newly adopted home country of Norway. He is interested in what he calls Norway’s ‘wild, close and yet unknown’ nature. His aim is to use his artwork to raise awareness about the country’s wildlife and wilderness among the many members of the population who already enjoy the great outdoors for recreational activities and sport. His project will be centred on creating observational drawing and painting of wildlife in the field, first close to home and then through a series of backcountry expeditions. Ultimately he proposes to exhibit his work across a network of DNT huts, which are hostels used by walkers, climbers and other outdoor enthusiasts in Norway. During the start of the lockdown, Georgina Coburn developed a new appreciation for the green spaces of her home city of Inverness and began to observe and draw the wildlife she encountered on her daily walks along the Caledonian Canal. Georgina’s project aims to develop these drawings, along with work made nearby at River Ness and Merkinch Nature Reserve into a series of stone lithography prints. The bursary will in part enable Georgina to gain experience and tuition in this fascinating method of printing at The Highland Print Studio in Inverness. Ibby Lanfear’s bursary award will enable her to embark on a longterm study of a family of barn owls, resident in a disused building on an organic farm. Ibby’s project will document the annual cycle of the owls’ lives through a collation of various data. This will include dissected owl pellets, the contents of which will be drawn and painted on oak panels prepared using pigments made of soil collected from the surrounding fields. By observing her subject in this way over a period of 16 months, Ibby will aim to tell a story of the barn owls’ yearly existence in relation to the surrounding environment, recorded on 16 oak panels. You’ll be able to see work by these artists in the Annual Exhibition, and the completed projects online at www.swla.co.uk Adrien Brun Grey-headed Woodpecker Georgina Coburn Mute Swans, Caledonian Canal Ibby Lanfear Crane Fly
SWLA Friends The SWLA Friends scheme encourages involvement from people who have an interest in art and the natural world. Funds raised from the Friends’ support will help to ensure that the SWLA continues to offer bursaries and opportunities for young and emerging artists and enables the Society to explore new relationships between artists and conservation organisations. In the 25 years since its inception our Bursary scheme has awarded over 80 bursaries to artists who have needed support with a project or help with new skills and techniques for their artistic development. We offer places on the Seabird Drawing Course which is a marvellous way of mentoring artists during an intense course of field working. In addition we accept applications for general bursary proposals from individuals who need help with specific projects. The BTO/SWLA Flight Lines, the Wadden Sea and the Argyll Coasts and Islands Hope Spot projects are recent collaborations that show how artists can work with other organisations to help bring conservation and research stories to a much wider audience. With your support we can expand on these opportunities and increase our projects so that the enthusiasm, expertise and talents of our artists go even further. Become a Friend of the SWLA and not only will you be helping to nurture artists inspired by the natural world you will also enjoy the following privileges: 1. Attend the private view of the annual exhibition and enjoy the ‘Meet the Artists’ drinks reception 2. Free entry to the annual exhibition, free catalogue, also admits a guest 3. Receive a quarterly Friends E-Newsletter and a printed annual review The Natural Notebook 4. Friends will be entered into a ballot where a proportion of the subscriptions will be devoted to the purchase of a work from the annual exhibition. The successful Friend will be told the amount available (currently £250) and invited to select a piece from the show 5. Opportunity to take part in studio visits of member artists 6. Receive discounts on events, workshops and courses offered by the SWLA To become a Friend of the Society or to make a donation please visit www.swla.co.uk or email swlafriends@gmail.com
Jane Smith SWLA Garden Goldfinches Screen print
The Decline of Eels Julia Manning SWLA As a Somerset printmaker I was invited to join nine other artists on a project entitled ‘Somerset’s Brilliant Coast’ funded by Somerset Wildlife Trust and Hinkley C Nuclear Power station. Learning about our coastline with a Marine Biologist, a Geologist and other experts to educate us has been a joyous learning experience. Last year I was wondering about what aspect I could cover when quite by chance I met Andy Don, an International Eel expert. Having lived close to the River Parrett in the early 80s I knew a bit about eels and the elver fishing that went on, but I had no idea of the amazing story and history of this fish. I had found my subject! Andy is a Fellow of the Institute of Fisheries Management amongst other things, and a font of knowledge about his specialism, eels. He has been my mentor, feeding me the latest scientific information and the reasons why they have dramatically declined over the last forty years. They are a great barometer for the wider environment I read all I could about them and started to look with new vision at my local environment of the Somerset Levels, the rivers heading out into the estuary of Bridgwater Bay and the Bristol Channel. I could not believe that the dramatic saga of eels was unfolding annually on my doorstep. I felt compelled to tell their story in print, to make an audience aware of what we may be losing due to man-made structures, such as weirs and dams, pumping stations, hydropower plants, and large intakes like Hinkley Point power station! Then there is Climate Change – altering the way that the ocean currents operate, novel parasites, and the ubiquitous issue of plastics in our watercourses and oceans. Lockdown gave me the opportunity to experiment with printmaking, to create in print, my interpretation of the eel story, happening in real time month by month in my local rivers and coastline. I walked with a sketch book, capturing the environment the eels passed through on their migration to and from the Sargasso Sea.
from The Decline of Eels series
SWLA Outstanding Contribution to Art and Nature Award One of the few positive effects from the pandemic is that the value of creativity and the benefits of the natural world have come into sharp focus. Lockdown curtailed the ‘normal life’ for so many and people who may not have had time to notice suddenly realised that nature was on their doorstep. Even those of us who are already inspired and heartened by nature have become greatly more aware of its importance. It is during such times that one has time to consider and get a perspective on what is important within our lives and the SWLA Council is no exception. With this in mind, the Society of Wildlife Artists would like to acknowledge the huge contribution that Robert Gillmor has made to art and nature not only through founding and being President of the SWLA but through a myriad of other associations with charities and conservation bodies. The body of work that Robert has put into The Natural Eye this year shows his determination to continue to create outstanding art even if it required using a different approach to achieve it. He is truly an inspiration. The SWLA Outstanding Contribution to Art and Nature Award will be bestowed to others in the future no doubt but we can confidently say that as the first recipient Robert will be a very hard act to follow. Robert Gillmor MBE is an extraordinary man. As an artist, he is an undisputed master in his chosen field, yet his achievements go far further than the maker of beautiful illustrations, paintings and prints. In a career that fledged in the 1950s and still flies high in 2021, his endeavours for nearly seventy years have encompassed the worlds of ornithology, conservation and art. His contributions to many conservation organisations and to the ornithological and art communities nationwide have been immeasurable. His efforts to promote and encourage natural history-themed art have made a lasting impact and have shaped the visions of future generations, and his contribution to wildlife art in Britain is unparalleled. Robert has illustrated over 150 books and his work has set new standards. He was at the fore in establishing the Society of Wildlife Artists in 1964, and he has served its interests continually since. As President, he guided the Society towards becoming a charity and establishing a bursary scheme for young artists. Robert has served on the councils of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the British Ornithologists’ Union (BOU), and has received the highest awards from all three organisations for services to ornithology and bird conservation. Read more about Robert’s impressive career at www.swla.co.uk
Robert Gillmor PPSWLA MBE Heron and Eel Ringed Plover quartet Screenprints
John Hatton ASWLA Puffin duo Linocut Louise Scammell ASWLA The cunning Cuttlefish Mokulito & relief print
John Dobbs SWLA NEAC Bengal Tiger Oil Esther Tyson SWLA Winter Sparrow Oil
Dafila Scott SWLA Scarce Chaser, Wicken Fen Pastel
Robert Greenhalf SWLA Shelducks and Godwits Oil Adam Binder SWLA Pair of Puffins Bronze
Simon Griffiths SWLA Fox Ceramic
Christopher Wallbank SWLA Sleeping Eider Crèche, 17th June Watercolour
Richard Allen SWLA Among the boulders, Wheatear Oil David Bennett SWLA Otter and Perch Watercolour Chris Sinden SWLA Moonlight forager Linocut
Brin Edwards SWLA Blackbirds with Crab Apples Oil
Daniel Cole SWLA Ringed Plovers Oil
Jill Moger SWLA Insatiable - Young Cuckoo and Reed Warbler Semi porcelain, copper, silver & other wires Wynona Legg ASWLA Bordered Orb-weavers on the coast path I Ink & paint marker Federico Gemma SWLA Sardinian Warbler perched on budding branches of a wild Pear Watercolour Darren Woodhead SWLA House Sparrow trio on Hydrangea twists Watercolour
Richard Tratt SWLA Dark Green Fritillaries Oil
Richard Jarvis SWLA Blackbird and Primroses Linocut John Threlfall SWLA Fulmar Pastel
Carry Akroyd SWLA Great Tits Serigraph
Andrew Stock SWLA Pebble Ridge Oil
Nick Mackman SWLA Midday malaise, Wild Dog Ceramic Max Angus SWLA Sea Buckthorn Linocut
Kittie Jones SWLA Kittiwakes around the Cleaver Pastel & pencil Ben Woodhams SWLA Backlit Greylags and ducks Watercolour
Andrew Haslen SWLA Hare and Suffolk flints Oil
Lisa Hooper ASWLA Hungry birds Reduction linocut Michael Warren SWLA Yellow Wagtails Watercolour
Bruce Pearson VPSWLA Southern Ocean Relief print
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Carry Akroyd SWLA Butterflies Serigraph (ed. of 6) £380 (£275 u/f)
2 Forest edge Acrylic £2,750 3
Goldcrests Serigraph (ed. of 5) £325 (£195 u/f)
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Great Tits Serigraph (ed. of 6) £325 (£195 u/f)
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Heathland Serigraph (ed. of 6) £380 (£275 u/f)
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Hobby Serigraph (ed. of 8) £325 (£195 u/f)
7 Watching the evening miracle Acrylic £3,200 8
Wigeon Serigraph (ed. of 5) £325 (£195 u/f)
Richard Allen SWLA 9 Among the boulders, Wheatear Oil £495
12 Lapwing gathering Oil £1,350
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Red-throated Divers Linocut (ed. of 50) £145 (£95 u/f)
24 St Margaret’s Cliffs Oil £1,800
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Ring Ouzel Linocut (ed. of 50) £145 (£95 u/f)
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Where marsh knits with salt Linocut (ed. of 30) £320 (£250 u/f)
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Wheatear Linocut (ed. of 50) £145 (£95 u/f)
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White-tailed Eagle Linocut (ed. of 50) £145 (£95 u/f)
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Casey Banwell Protection Cold cast bronze with patination £2,500 (ed. of 25)
Laura Andrew 17 Bullfinch Oil £800 18 Kingfisher in Willow Oil £1,750 Max Angus SWLA 19 A time for everything Woodcut (ed. of 30) £270 (£200 u/f) 20
Calling Curlews Linocut (ed. of 28) £270 (£200 u/f)
10 Avocets on the tideline Oil £1,350
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Lockdown trees Linocut & serigraph (ed. of 17) £320 (£250 u/f)
11 Coming to roost, Lapwings Oil £895
22 Rock Pipit Acrylic £750
Sea Buckthorn Linocut (ed. of 24) £270 (£200 u/f)
David Bennett SWLA 27 Blackbirds and Sloes Watercolour £725 28 Calling Corn Bunting and Yellow Wagtails in Hawthorn Blossom Watercolour £750 29 Calling Curlew and Hare Watercolour £740 30 Fieldfare and Apples Watercolour £725 31 Hunting Barn Owl Watercolour £715 32 Kingfisher in Hogweed Watercolour £715 33 Little Owlet in Walnut tree Watercolour £750
David Bennett SWLA 34 Otter and Perch Watercolour £715 Adam Binder SWLA 35 Kingfisher Bronze (ed. of 24) £2,500 36 Pair of Otters Bronze (ed. of 12) £11,000 37 Pair of Puffins Bronze (ed. of 18) £5,500 38 Two Kingfishers Bronze (ed. of 18) £3,600 39 Two Long Tailed Tits Bronze (ed. of 24) £3,500 40 Two Sparrows (in a frame) Bronze (ed. of 12) £4,750 Marco Brodde ASWLA 41 Black Tern series I Mixed media £500 42 Black Tern series II Mixed media £500 43 Black Tern series III Mixed media £500 44 Black Tern series IV Mixed media £500
45 Black Tern series V Mixed media £650
55 Woodlouse Stone £800
Sheila Chapman 46 Goosanders, East Lothian Watercolour, graphite & coloured pencil £600
Daniel Cole SWLA 56 Ringed Plovers Oil £400
Evgeny Chubatyy 47 Salmon Wood (thuja) £2,000 Colette Clegg 48 Topi with upside down trees Acrylic, collage & drawing on wood panel £1,295 Fiona Clucas SWLA 49 Egret, Silverdale Shore Mixed media £295 50 High Summer on the moss, Brigsteer Mixed media £895
57 Wrens Oil £400 Robert Cook 58 Sandstone sanctuary Oil £2,500 59 Staying close Oil £1,800 Ann Dangerfield 60 Rooks in Winter Acrylic & crayon £425
51 Meadow Brown and Ragged Robin Oil £750
John Dobbs SWLA NEAC 61 Bengal Tiger Oil £850 62 Elephant calf Oil £800
52 Through a meadow Oil £750
63 Etosha Lion Oil £750
53 Waders, Silverdale Shore Mixed media £295
64 Lioness Oil £1,200
Anine Cockwell-De Jong 54 Armadillo Stone £1,600
65 Standing Wild Dog Oil £750
66 Tiger tales Oil £1,200 67 Urban Fox Oil £1,500 68 Wild Dog Oil £800 Yang Dong 69 Ibex - At the top of the mountains Bronze (ed. of 8) £10,000
Brin Edwards SWLA 76 Abandoned orchard - Barn Owl with Ragwort Oil £2,950 77 Blackbirds with Crab Apples Oil £1,795 78 Brents at Shotley Oil £895 79 Five Choughs on the Lizard Oil £1,750
Barry van Dusen SWLA 70 Chestnut-sided Warbler in flowering Oaks Watercolour £395
80 Great Crested Grebes with Yellow Water Lilies and Banded Demoiselles Oil £2,450
71 Horned Larks at Clinton Watercolour £495
81 Swallow field - Onions and Barley Oil £2,750
72 Least Sandpiper studies Watercolour £375 73 Northern Parula in Apple Blossom Watercolour £495 74 Prairie Warbler in Honeysuckle Watercolour £395 75 Young Redtail at Bolton Flats Watercolour £595
82 Wildflower meadow Oil £2,450 Victoria Edwards SWLA 83 Superb Starlings serenade Oil, graphite & colour pencils £600 John Foker SWLA 84 Fieldfares - Winter orchard Oil £980 85 Firecrest Acrylic £420
86 Lapwings and Starlings in a blue field Oil £850 87 Lipwingle Oil £480 88 Six Goldfinches Oil £980 89 The earthmovers Oil £1,100 90 Woodpecker on the Apple tree Acrylic £460 Jo Garlick 91 Swan 2 Pastel £450 Federico Gemma SWLA 92 Blue Tit perched in a flowering Apple tree Watercolour £680 93 Eurasian Blackcap perched among the Ivy Watercolour £640 94 Pied Flycatcher among brambles Watercolour £640 95 Sardinian Warbler perched on budding branches of a wild Pear Watercolour £640
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Robert Gillmor PPSWLA MBE Avocet fly-past Screenprint (ed. of 36) £350 (£300 u/f)
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Heron and Eel Screenprint (ed. of 32) £350 (£300 u/f)
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Peewits alarmed Screenprint (ed. of 38) £350 (£300 u/f)
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Preening Stilts Screenprint (ed. of 36) £350 (£300 u/f)
100 Ringed Plover quartet Screenprint (ed. of 32) £350 (£300 u/f)
107 Lapwings and Oystercatchers Oil £540 108 Lapwings, evening light Oil £890 109 New arrivals Oil £540 110 Shelducks and Godwits Oil £540 111 Terns, Avocets and a Shelduck Oil £540
101 Shelduck siesta Screenprint (ed. of 35) £350 (£300 u/f)
Simon Griffiths SWLA 112 Barn Owl High fired ceramic £700
102 Spoonbill pair Screenprint (ed. of 36) £350 (£300 u/f)
113 Chime of Wrens Ceramic £250
103 Turnstone Screenprint (ed. of 35) £350 (£300 u/f)
114 Curlew Ceramic £650
Robert Greenhalf SWLA 104 Avocets and Ringed Plovers Oil £890
115 Fox Ceramic £1,400
105 Five Lapwings Oil £540 106 Godwits and Sand Martins Oil £540
116 Goldfinch Ceramic £200 117 Kestrel Ceramic £750 118 Nuthatch Ceramic £250
Michelle Hall 119 Diving Otter Bronze (ed. of 25) £6,950 120 Natterjack Toad Bronze (ed. of 50) £550 Jane Harlington 121 Low tide, Builnacraig Linocut £250 122
Jack Haslam Walrus Aquatint / etching (ed. of 3) £300 (£240 u/f)
Andrew Haslen SWLA 123 Goosander and Dunlin Oil £2,750 124 Hare and Suffolk flints Oil £1,800 125 Nightjar Oil £1,800 126 Spoonbill Oil £2,750 127 Spotted Redshank hunting Oil £1,800 128 Spring snowfall Oil £2,750 129 Summer garden Oil £7,500
130 Woodchat Shrike and Hoopoe Oil £2,750
141 Hungry birds Reduction linocut (ed. of 18) £450 (£380 u/f)
151 Whimbrel at 2-Mile landing Japanese woodblock (ed. of 10) £215 (£185 u/f)
John Hatton ASWLA Curlews and molehills Linocut (ed. of 15) £240 (£200 u/f)
142 Sandwich Terns II Reduction linocut (ed. of 22) £400 (£350 u/f)
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132 Last of the Windfalls Linocut (ed. of 15) £280 (£240 u/f) 133 Plovers on the Strand Linocut (ed. of 18) £240 (£200 u/f)
143 Small Copper Etching (ed. of 20) £375 (£300 u/f) 144 Sumburgh Reduction linocut (ed. of 18) £350 (£290 u/f)
Richard Jarvis SWLA Autumn Stonechat Linocut (ed. of 16) £125 (£95 u/f)
153 Blackbird and Primroses Linocut (ed. of 16) £125 (£95 u/f) 154 Cuckoo, Caterpillar and Curlews Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 20)
134 Puffin duo Linocut (ed. of 17) £280 (£240 u/f)
Polly Hosp 145 Rainy season blues I Monotype £475
135 Shelducks feeding Linocut (ed. of 12) £380 (£330 u/f)
146 The jewels in Africa’s crown I Monotype £350
156 Fox and Fieldfares Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 18)
136 Swimming Eiders Linocut (ed. of 12) £280 (£240 u/f)
147 The jewels in Africa’s crown II Monotype £350
157 Redwing, Rowan and Ravens Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 20)
Martin Hayward-Harris 137 Bowhead Whale Yew wood £1,200
Nye Hughes 148 Cliff scene with Guillemots, Kittiwakes and Razorbill, St Abbs Head Watercolour £890
158 Starling and Swifts Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 20)
Kaye Hodges 138 Crab Molt with necklace of bubbles Graphite & pastel £220 139
Lisa Hooper ASWLA Brent Geese, Port William Reduction linocut (ed. of 14) £450 (£380 u/f)
140 Encounter Reduction linocut (ed. of 14) £350 (£290 u/f)
149 Juvenile Kittiwakes, St Abbs Head Watercolour £980 150
Ken Januski Red Knots and Laughing Gulls at Reeds Beach Japanese woodblock (ed. of 16) £225 (£190 u/f)
155 Dunnock and Dandelion Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 20)
159 Underwing and Umbellifer Linocut & watercolour £125 (£95 u/f) (ed. of 20) Richard Johnson SWLA 160 Male Garganey - Lakenheath Watercolour £650 161 Morning Curlew - Cley Watercolour £950
Richard Johnson SWLA 162 Short-eared Owl’s mid-morning hunt - Burwell Watercolour £795 163 Wren - Horningsea Watercolour £425 Kittie Jones SWLA 164 Brooding Guillemots Pastel, charcoal & graphite £895 165 Eider group Monotype £795 166 Gannet flight Screenprint (ed. of 17) £310 (£210 u/f) 167 Guillemot cluster Pastel, graphite, ink & gouache £850 168 House Martins around the Cleaver Pastel, coloured pencil & charcoal £850 169 Kittiwake flight Pastel & coloured pencil £895 170 Kittiwakes around the Cleaver Pastel & pencil £895 Wynona Legg ASWLA 171 Bordered Orb-weavers on the coast path I Ink & paint marker £550
172 Bordered Orb-weavers on the coast path II Ink & paint marker £550
182 The decline of Eels No 2: Escapement Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
173 Coast path bordered Orb- weavers: Web repairs Ink & paint marker £500 174 Fennel visitors Ink, gouache & paint marker £450
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175 Fly studies Mixed media £450 176 Wrapped to go: Garden spider Mixed media £550 Nick Mackman SWLA 177 Flaked, Wild Dog Ceramic £2,750 178 Midday malaise, Wild Dog Ceramic £2,750 179 Midday malaise, Wild Dog 2 Ceramic £2,750 180 Pangolin Bronze (ed. of 9) £7,995 181
Julia Manning SWLA The decline of Eels No 1: Yellow Eels Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
The decline of Eels No 3: Sushi Survivor Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
184 The decline of Eels No 4: Passing through Burnham on Sea Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 7) 185
The decline of Eels No 5: Westward Ho! Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 20)
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The decline of Eels No 6: Life and death Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 20)
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The decline of Eels No 7: Eggs and larvae Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
188 The decline of Eels No 8: Changing climate disrupted gyres Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 10) 189
The decline of Eels No 9: Passing the Azores Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 20)
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The decline of Eels No 10: Rheotaxis (Passing Minehead) Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
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The decline of Eels No 11: Hinkley and Steart Marshes Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 6)
Jill Moger SWLA 201 Frog log Stoneware £300
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The decline of Eels No 12: The greed of man Woodcut, lino & stencils £980 (£780 u/f) (ed. of 9)
202 Hog log Stoneware £980
Liz McLelland 193 Form Stoneware ceramic £650
203 Insatiable - Young Cuckoo and Reed Warbler Semi porcelain, copper, silver & other wires £1,200
Harriet Mead PSWLA 194 Fork Feathered Raven Welded found objects £3,950
Liz Myhill 204 Across the bay Mixed media £950
195 Padlock Shore Crab Welded found objects £1,250
205 Basking Mixed media £450
196 Sawblade Wrasse Welded found objects £750
206 Late afternoon at the arches Mixed media £950
197 Shear Tawny Owl Welded found objects £3,250
William Neill SWLA 207 Grey Seals taking it easy Watercolour £625
198 Tweezer Tailed Swallow Welded found objects £1,750 Philippa Mitchell 199 Turquoise cloud (Banded Demoiselles) Oil £885 Stephen Mitchell 200 Flamboyance Acrylic £1,200
208 Orasay Island with Black- headed Gull Watercolour £625 209 White-tailed Eagle on the lookout Watercolour £625 Iain Nutting 210 Black Capped Capuchin Welded steel £1,950
David Parry SWLA 211 Barn Owl Watercolour £750 212 Dipper on the Fowey Watercolour £800 213 Masai Mara Cheetah Watercolour £950 214 Spotted Flycatcher Oil £850 215 Tawny Owl Oil £900 216 Young Peregrine Watercolour £800 Peter Partington SWLA 217 Barn Owl moon Oil £850 218 Black Backs Oil £450 219 Evening Wigeon Oil £650 220 Grey Wag on the brook Oil £650 221 Junketting Oysters Oil £550
Peter Partington SWLA 222 Midwinter sunset and running Hare Oil £2,250
Jess Pritchard 232 The warrior Coloured pencil £1,200
Derek Robertson 243 Bittern in the reeds Watercolour £690
223 Swifts over the river Oil £450
Sky Procter 233 Nomad Mixed media £490
244 Lach-Mhandarain / Mandarin duck Watercolour £490
224 Windswept Stonechat - Minsmere Oil £390
Gregory Rankine 234 The visitors I Oil £700
245 Ròin-stiallach Geal / White- letter Hairstreak Watercolour £490
235 The visitors II Oil £700
Chris Rose SWLA 246 Mountain Hare Oil £650
225
Bruce Pearson VPSWLA Southern Ocean Relief print (ed. of 8) £525 (£450 u/f)
Antonia Phillips SWLA 226 A Scottish Highland Summer with Crows Acrylic on Fabriano £355 227 Dipper at the Burn, Borders Acrylic on Fabriano £355 228 Dunnet Bay – Pinkfoot Skein II Acrylic on Fabriano £355 229 The noisy gathering on Loch Loyal, Highlands Acrylic on Fabriano £355 230 The Rudland Rigg Duo, North York Moors Acrylic on Fabriano £355 Justin Prigmore 231 Promise of Spring Oil £950
Darren Rees SWLA 236 King Penguin study Watercolour £450 237 Kingfisher and Willows Watercolour £450 238 Lockdown Redstart Watercolour £350 239 Lockdown Sandpiper Watercolour £350 240 White Wagtail Watercolour £350 241 Woodcock, Flanders Moss, dusk Watercolour £450 Annie Ridd 242 Queen Bee Graphite & beeswax £400
Dijon Ross 247 Angel of death Graphite pencil £1,650 248
Louise Scammell ASWLA A curious Corkwing Mokulito & relief print (ed. of 6) £320 (£180 u/f)
249 Brittle, black Mokulito & relief print (ed. of 6) £250 (£150 u/f) 250 Red eyed swimmer Mokulito & relief print (ed. of 6) £250 (£150 u/f) 251 The cunning Cuttlefish Mokulito & relief print (ed. of 6) £360 (£220 u/f) 252 Washed up I Monotype £360
253 Washed up II Monotype £360
264 Moonlight forager Linocut (ed. of 30) £145 (£115 u/f)
Dafila Scott SWLA 254 Black-headed Gull colony Pastel £1,440
265 Moonlight visitor Linocut (ed. of 30) £145 (£115 u/f)
255 Curlews, North Norfolk Pastel £1,440
266 Treecreeper Linocut (ed. of 25) £145 (£115 u/f)
256 Scarce Chaser, Wicken Fen Pastel £580
Anthony Smith 267 Herring houses Oil £800
257 Scarce Chasers mating - Impression Pastel £580
Jane Smith SWLA 268 Black Grouse lek Screen print (ed. of 9) £390
258 Short-eared Owl, Burwell Fen Pastel £1,050
269 Garden Goldfinches Screen print (ed. of 8) £290
259 Yellowhammers and Dandelions Pastel £770
270 Seashore Otter Screen print (ed. of 5) £390
Carolyn Simpson ARSMA 260 Upward gazing bird Soapstone £950
271 Stubble field Lapwings Screen print (ed. of 10) £390
261
Chris Sinden SWLA Blackcap Linocut (ed. of 18) £215 (£185 u/f)
262 Grazing Roe Deer Linocut (ed. of 22) £215 (£185 u/f) 263 Great Tit Linocut (ed. of 29) £160 (£130 u/f)
272 Summer Swifts Screen print (ed. of 8) £280 Felicity Starr 273 Quick pause Oil £300 274 Squirrelling away Oil £300
Andrew Stock PPSWLA RE 275 Pebble Ridge Oil £17,500 Rachel Taylor 276 Kierkegaard’s Clowns Stained glass & slate (ed. of 5) £9,780 277 Kingfisher diving Stained glass, metal & slate £1,740 (ed. of 10) Rebecca Thorley-Fox 278 Caught by the tide Oil £850 279 Gull amongst the Oystercatchers Oil £375 280 Oystercatcher flying by Oil £850 John Threlfall SWLA 281 Dune Martins Pastel £440 282 Fulmar Pastel £440 283 Grey Wagtail Pastel £680 284 Riverbank Martins Pastel £440 285 Sedge Warbler Pastel £440
John Threlfall SWLA 286 Wheatear Pastel £540 Richard Tratt SWLA 287 Butterflies on the South West coast Oil £1,600 288 Chalkhill Blues Oil £595 289 Dark Green Fritillaries Oil £800 290 Female attraction, Orange Tips Oil £695 Simon Turvey SWLA 291 Badger Oil £645 292 Goldfinches Oil £845 293 Great Crested Grebes Oil £875 294 Great Spotted Woodpecker Oil £675 295 Gull on the shore Oil £765 296 Heron Oil £685
297 White Storks, Spain Oil £925
308 Tawny Owl Woodblock print (ed. of 60) £350 (£300 u/f)
298 Whooper Swans on Buttermere Oil £945
Christopher Wallbank SWLA 309 Eider Duck and ducklings, 6th June Watercolour £460
Esther Tyson SWLA 299 Flight Oil £950 300 Snowbunting study Oil £500 301 Snowbunting study 2 Oil £500 302 Snowbunting study 3 Oil £500 303 Snowbunting study 4 Oil £500 304 Snowbuntings Oil £1,500 305 Town flyers Oil £1,200 306 Winter Sparrow Oil £500 307
Matt Underwood SWLA Horse Chestnut blossom Woodblock print (ed. of 60) £400 (£350 u/f)
310 Eider Ducks and ducklings, 5th June Watercolour £460 311 Meet in the middle, 9th December Watercolour & pencil £460 312 Pink-footed Geese, 9th December Watercolour & pencil £460 313 Sleeping Eider Crèche, 17th June Watercolour £695 314 Spotted Flycatcher with prey Watercolour £1,600 315 The West Ridge on Foul Carr Loomery Graphite £895 316 Top Section of Downies’ Goat Loomery Graphite £895 Tianyin Wang 317 An Autumn moment Charcoal £380
318 The back Charcoal £580 319 The school Charcoal £1,550 Michael Warren SWLA 320 Black-tailed Godwits Watercolour £2,250 321 Reed Buntings Watercolour £1,250 322 Sanderlings Watercolour £1,950 323 Sparrowhawk Watercolour £975 324 Treecreeper and Long-tailed Tits Watercolour £925 325 Wheatear and Pied Wagtails Watercolour £775 326 Yellow Wagtails Watercolour £825 Ben Woodhams SWLA 327 A Buzzard and some Corvids enjoy Katniss the deceased chicken Watercolour £450 328 Backlit Greylags and ducks Watercolour £950
329 Ravens posing and posturing around Katniss the deceased chicken Watercolour £300 330 Smew sailing through Watercolour £1,150 Darren Woodhead SWLA 331 Chill time - resting male House Sparrow Watercolour £1,450 332 Curlew arrival over flooded Saltmarsh Watercolour £4,295 333 Highlights and shadows among March Ash Watercolour £3,995 334 House Sparrow trio on Hydrangea twists Watercolour £1,550 335 Sunflowers, Goldfinch and arriving Pinkfeet - Autumn Watercolour £3,995 336 Tree and House Sparrows in burst of morning light Watercolour £5,495 Tim Wootton SWLA 337 Arctic Skuas in a May squall Oil £1,450
338 Common Sandpiper over the Rackwick Burn Oil £1,200 339 Last light of a Summer day - Curlews and Grey Seals on Switha Oil £1,450 340 Summer evening on Eynhallow Oil £675
Bruce Pearson, Sahel. Drypoint/carborundum
Flight Lines
Tracking the wonders of bird migration
Through art and the written word, the BTO/SWLA Flight Lines project highlights the challenges that migrant birds face, bringing to a wider audience the research and conservation work that is being done to help them. This book follows the journeys of those birds that migrate between Britain and Africa, from their departures in autumn to their return in spring. BTO is a Registered Charity, Number 216652 (England & Wales), SC039193 (Scotland).
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