SWLA | The Natural Eye 2024

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The and Artist of the Year

WISHING all entrants the best for The Natural Eye, the Society of Wildlife Artists’ annual exhibition celebrating nature. In association with

Winter Sun, Avocets by Richard Allen SWLA, winner of the 2023 Birdwatch and SWAROVSKI OPTIK Artist of the Year award.

See the December 2024 issue of Birdwatch for this year’s winner (on sale 28 November).

The winner of the 2022 Birdwatch and Swarovski Optik Artist of the Year award was Stag Rocks, Evening Light by Paul Henery – this year’s winner will be announced in the December 2023 issue of Birdwatch (on sale 23 November).

SWLA THE NATURAL EYE

61st Annual Exhibition

17th to the 27th of October 2024

Mall Galleries, The Mall, London, SW1

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Harriet Mead PSWLA Calling Curlew Welded found objects

SWLA President’s Foreword

Welcome to The Natural Eye, the 61st annual exhibition of the Society of Wildlife Artists.

Much of the art on display here was inspired by time spent in the field. By watching wildlife, artists get a better understanding of their subject which translates into their work: whether it is in detailed paintings or more abstract pieces the choices made are informed by the observation.

Excellent examples of work that encapsulates this would be the collection of paintings from Wynona Legg. Wynona works in conservation and spends a lot of time in the field overseeing breeding sites of Ringed Plover. Her beautiful paintings, direct from life, show that she has a deep knowledge of the birds and their behaviours. Paul Henery is another artist who is committed to field observation. A retired Wildlife Crime Officer, in September last year Paul relocated from Northumberland to Argyll and has found inspiration from his local wildlife there. Wynona’s fieldwork and Paul’s first year in Scotland are both celebrated in the Out of the Frame Room as well as in the main exhibition.

A deep-seated understanding is also at the heart of the work of Andrew Haslen. Andrew has been living with Parkinson’s for several years, and as the symptoms progress, he has found new ways to make his art. His vibrant, expressive paintings of recent years have now been joined by equally expressive sculptures created in clay then cast into bronze.

Emerging artists are offered opportunities to develop their practice and learn skills in the field through our bursary scheme. Individual artist Juan de Souza received The Natural Eye Bursary to help fund his project drawing and observing wildlife in Argentina, and there were six recipients of bursary places on the John Busby Seabird Drawing Course. Work from Juan’s project and from the seabird course is on show in the North Galleries.

This year we have invited Chris Packham and Jim Moir to exhibit an artwork. Both are very used to communicating to an audience, so it is interesting to see how they have shared their passion for wildlife through art. They have also given an insight into their processes, which is displayed alongside the work.

As ever, we have some lovely pieces from non-members which we are pleased to include in the exhibition. Whether from a member artist, first time exhibitor or bursary winner, I hope that you enjoy exploring all the work on show.

Wynona Legg Life on the upper shore

This spring and summer, as an artist, I spent time watching a few very familiar Ringed Plover families through a different lens. Usually, these birds are at the other end of my binoculars through my working week as a conservationist, recording their progress as field notes through the season from fragile egg to feathered fledgling (if they are fortunate enough to make it that far). Sometimes alongside hopeful conversations of support. Sometimes watching with my heart in my mouth.

These birds have a tough start. To spend time here out of uniform is challenging and not something I’ve always been able to push through as an artist, but observing these birds in this way, with brush to paper, enables a means of connecting more deeply and intuitively. And what an incredible privilege that has been.

(above) A second attempt. Ink (right) A big world with bigger feet than me. Ink (opposite page) Conflicts at high tide. Mixed media

(above) Searching for Sandhoppers. Ink

These drawings were made whilst watching Ringed Plover as they raise their tiny families on a popular Norfolk beach. Quiet observations from a safe distance well away from nesting areas, a spectator of the fleeting moments of their journey as they grow in size and in courage, and the highs and the lows of watching a struggling species try to make their way in the world alongside us. The chicks, very mobile and much faster than their fragile frame would suggest, were a challenge to draw, but perhaps more so, was watching with clenched jaw and gritted teeth as the chicks navigate passing beach goers and an endless stream of beachside bustle. Me taking frequent pause breaks with my brush as the birds lay low amongst the shingle. Them, waiting for any threats to pass. A soundscape of apprehensive contact calls to signal the coast is clear broken by the bark of a dog in the heat haze.

Alongside practising as an artist, Wynona works full time for the RSPB, leading a project protecting beach nesting birds at Snettisham in North Norfolk. Her observations as both an artist and a conservationist have given her an intimate understanding of the lives of Ringed Plover and the tensions and impacts of beach recreation on their lives.

Wynona’s Ringed Plover observations will be exhibited at The Natural Eye. Finished framed work will be part of the main exhibition and a selection of her working drawings and sketches will be displayed in the Out of the Frame Room, which celebrates projects and fieldwork of member artists.

Paul Henery My Scottish Year

As I sit looking out over Loch Fyne and Knapdale with the summer sun setting towards the distant Isle of Mull I think back to how I got here. Having moved to Scotland just over a year ago it is time to reflect.

The son of a Scottish coal miner, I was born in Northumberland with two passions, wildlife and art. I pursued both of these passions over the years and then, in 1988 I joined Northumbria Police. Half of my 30-year career as a Police Officer was spent as the Force’s full time Wildlife Crime Officer.

My passion for wildlife was put to good use in the prevention and detection of wildlife crime. Raptor persecution, falcon theft, egg collecting, Badger baiting and the international trade in endangered species were all part of my daily conservation efforts. At times dealing with these horrible crimes was a personal challenge but throughout my career the antidote for me was to immerse myself in nature. It’s healing qualities were only too evident, but with every single encounter with nature comes a desire to share what I’ve seen through art.

My constant frustration was not being able to paint full time, so my aim was to become a full-time artist when I retired from the Force. In 2018 it was finally time to retire and opening an art gallery with my daughter and painting full time were at last within my reach. However, my health suddenly deteriorated, and I needed a triple heart bypass. Faced with major surgery and a long recovery period it was time to reevaluate. I decided that it was now or never to try and fulfil a lifelong dream and move to the west coast of Scotland. I had holidayed and painted there for many years and was fully aware that the wildlife and landscape are unrivalled.

I have settled in Argyll with views over Loch Fyne, Red Squirrels and Pine Martens stopping by to join the Great Spotted Woodpeckers, Crossbills, Siskins and Redpolls in the garden. Sparrowhawks and Buzzards patrol the woodland edge while Raven ‘cronk’ overhead.

Looking out of the bedroom window just after moving in I was amazed to see my first White Tailed Eagle glide by. My sketchbook was unearthed, telescope found and pages were filled with my impressions of the encounter. Since then I’ve worked with the local raptor study group at nearby Golden Eagle, Osprey and Hen Harrier nests. I can even claim distant Harbour Porpoise, Basking Shark and Otter as a garden tick. Just waiting for my first Humpback to pass by.

(above) White tailed Sea Eagle studies (previous page) Otter studies

Nowadays it’s a battle between time spent on the hills and Lochs finding and sketching lekking Black Grouse and Red Throated Diver or exploring ideas, developing themes and just experimenting in the studio. Often the weather will decide for me which kind of day it’s going to be. Truthfully the possibility of that next Otter encounter amongst the Bladderwrack and Limpets often pulls me outdoors where I fill many sketchbooks trying to capture the true essence of the living animal in its natural habitat in pencil, paint and crayon.

Paul Henery’s work from his first year in Scotland will be exhibited at The Natural Eye. Finished framed work will be part of the main exhibition and a selection of his working drawings and sketches from life will be displayed in the Out of the Frame room, which celebrates projects and fieldwork of member artists.

(above) Otter studies (previous page) Sunlit Otter, St Abb’s Head (detail). Oil on board

Andrew Haslen From Paper to Clay

Andrew is an immensely talented man. A superb draughtsman, colourist and now sculptor. His work, whether linocuts, screen prints or paintings in watercolour, oil and acrylic, is instantly recognisable. Bold immaculate brush strokes capture the essence of the bird or animal with the minimum of detail. It takes a rare talent to achieve such powerful images and the body of work resulting from his close association with hares over the years is a fine example of his ability.

I have known Andrew for forty years. Fellow artists and great friends, we meet up each week for a day in the studio together. I have watched Andrew’s work develop and change, particularly in recent years following his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. His diagnosis has been met by a humbling determination to continue to create works with the passion that has driven him to his status as one the country’s leading wildlife artists and valued member of the SWLA.

(opposite page) Bear fishing (detail). Acrylic

Andrew’s Suffolk farmhouse is surrounded by his subject matter. The grounds have been carefully crafted into a range of habitats: wetland pools, broken woodland and unsprayed grassland. This has brought a wide variety of species close to his house, thus fuelling his imagination without the rigours of travel.

As his Parkinson’s has taken hold, his work on paper has been joined by a rapid development as a sculptor. The tactile nature of working with clay gives him the ability to transfer his immense knowledge of form and movement into vibrant sculptures. The nervous energy in a crouching hare and the sublime, fluid movement of an otter, octopus in mouth and tentacles flowing along its body, are two recent additions to his burgeoning collection waiting to be cast into bronze. It is amazing to see how the sculptures are so close to his paintings. It’s as if they have leapt out of the painting into three dimensions.

Andrew, supported by his wife Meggan and his two daughters, Amie (also a talented young artist) and Cally, has stoically adapted to the changes in his condition and all the unpleasant symptoms that come with it. His talent and his family provide the strength and succour he needs to keep going and produce some extraordinary art. He is an inspiration, and I value his friendship enormously and feel sure that there will be even more phenomenal work to exhibit next year.

(above) Hedgehog. Bronze (ed. of 9)

SWLA Seabird Drawing Course Bursary

The SWLA was delighted to award six bursary places on the John Busby Seabird Drawing Course in East Lothian. Main tutors Darren Woodhead and Nik Pollard were joined by fellow SWLA member artist Darren Rees.

‘‘...I was over the moon to be awarded the John Busby Seabird Drawing Week Bursary. Birds are a huge focus of my art practice, but I had never before dedicated a week to drawing in the field, surrounded by other artists and bird enthusiasts. I was excited by both the opportunity to expand my experience of creating art outdoors and drawing from life, to receive tuition from experts and to meet others who were interested in doing the same...’’

Victoria Rice

‘‘...On Day One I learnt that repetition was hugely helpful. The colony of kittiwakes at Dunbar Harbour offer kittiwake form in endless repeat of different positions, angles and behaviours. If one kittiwake flew off or rearranged itself, there were others shifting into similar positions nearby...’’

Teresa Kirk

‘‘...On day two of the course, we drove out to St Abb’s Head (via bacon rolls and coffee). The drama of the place was exciting; a soup bowl or melting pot of seabird sound and flight, surrounded by a sea whipped up by the storm....’’

Izzy Thomson

‘‘...Connecting to other artists was a delight. It helped to be able to share the ups and downs of creating with others on a similar journey. Drawing with a group really encouraged my focus and increased my enjoyment of each day. I found that when we were sharing our work it was always met by warmth and encouragement and an overall appreciation of each individual participant...’’

Laura Davis

‘‘...I remember one particular moment on the last day looking over the north sea at St Abb’s, scope focused on the gannets thinking - ‘I just need a moment to take this all in…’just the beauty, and the fact that a week like this existed where people would travel here, united through a love of birds and creativity and to be immersed in this beautiful natural place!...’’

Emily Bowers

‘‘...Seabird week is where I have learned the most in the least amount of time, and it has changed my practice as an artist and as a fledgling bird watcher. It is the best (and toughest) part of my summer!...’’

Emily Groves

(clockwise from top left) Izzy Thomson, Teresa Kirk, Emily Bowers, Victoria Rice, Emily Groves, Laura Davis

The Natural Eye Bursary, 2024 Juan de Souza

When I applied for The Natural Eye Bursary project, I was seeking to strengthen my artistic techniques in drawing animals in the wild. I carried out my project in The Península Valdés Protected Area, a World Heritage site in Argentina made up of six different natural reserves where Southern right whales, orcas, Magellanic penguins, elephant seals, sea lions, guanacos (a native camelid) and several species of sea and migratory birds breed. My main goal was to record, with drawing, the current state of conservation on the Península Valdés.

From January to September 2024 I visited four Península Valdés natural reserves, drawing the wildlife I encountered in my sketchbooks using graphite pencils, pen and Indian ink, markers and watercolours. Later, in my studio, I reworked some of these drawings in larger dimensions on paper, whilst maintaining the same techniques used in the field. Due to strict government restrictions in the area, I had to make some changes in my original bursary plan, although I eventually managed to negotiate to work in some of Península Valdés’ most significant habitat areas. I was able to work on pebble beaches, sandbanks, steep cliffs, semi-desert plateaus, dunes and abandoned towns where nature has recolonised over the years.

(above) Sketchbook studies (right, top) Elephant seal, pen and ink

I began this project relying on my love for nature and art, although with many doubts and questions, acknowledging that I lacked tools and maturity as an artist. As I filled sketchbooks, a few recurring thoughts guided me all the year round: to insist on new techniques, to take risks and get out of my comfort zone, to maintain consistency and cohesion in my body of work and particularly to stay loyal to my artistic intuition.

I am grateful to SWLA for supporting the evolving work process I went through this year and for the opportunity to freely experiment with drawing in an amazing natural space. There are not many wildlife artists in Argentina following the tradition of working in the field and moments of exchange with other likeminded artists are rare. What thrills me the most about my bursary experience is the opportunity to meet leading and experienced wildlife artists at this year’s The Natural Eye exhibition, to improve my artistic understanding of nature and benefit from viewing their work.

SWLA Friends

The SWLA Friends scheme was set up to encourage 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 will enable the Society to explore new relationships between artists and conservation organisations. In the 30 years since its inception our Bursary scheme has awarded over 100 bursaries to artists who have needed support with a project or help with new skills and techniques for their artistic development.

Currently 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 The Natural Eye Bursary for proposals from individuals who need help with specific projects or skills.

The Wadden Sea Project, the Argyll Coasts Hope Spot Project and the BTO/SWLA Flight Lines Project 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 via email

4. Receive a copy of Art Book One (RRP £20)

5. 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 his or her work from the show

6. Opportunity to take part in studio visits of member artists

7. 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 our website swla.co.uk or email swlafriends@gmail.com

The SWLA is very grateful to Tim Baldwin for running the Friends Scheme

John Threlfall SWLA Heat and light Oil
(above) Kittie Jones SWLA Diving for Mackerel. Screen print (ed. of 17)
(opposite page) Liz Myhill SWLA Between sea and sky I. Multi-process print (ed. of 40)
Esther Tyson SWLA June Hare Oil
John Dobbs SWLA Garden Fox Oil
Nick Mackman SWLA Explorer at rest
Ceramic
Fred Gordon Walking Tiger Bronze
Matt Underwood SWLA Field edge
Woodblock print (ed. of 100)
Jane Smith SWLA Sand Martins over the corn fields Hand made screen print (ed. of 3)
(above) John Foker SWLA Stubble Crows. Oil on board
(opposite page) Ben Woodhams SWLA Cranes and Lapwings, ploughed field, early autumn. Watercolour
Richard Tratt SWLA Thistle visitors
Becky Thorley-Fox SWLA Red Admiral on a fallen apple Oil on linen
Darren Woodhead SWLA November storm over Islay, with Stoat footprints
Watercolour
Darren Rees SWLA Flanders Moss evening. Mixed media
(following page) Victoria Edwards SWLA The pool. Acylic on board
(previous page) Carry Akroyd SWLA Meadow flowers and Kite. Serigraph with crayon (ed. of 10)
(above) Stephen Page Rhino. Bronze (ed. of 9)
Simon Griffiths SWLA Little Owls High fired ceramic
Chris Rose SWLA Plovers’ roost
Federico Gemma SWLA Black-headed Gulls swimming Watercolour on paper
Brin Edwards SWLA Four Norfolk Bee-eaters
Acrylic and oil on board
Laura Andrew ASWLA Bullfinches in shade Oil on canvas
Nye Hughes SWLA Eiders and Kelp at low tide, Alterstanes, Isle of May
Watercolour
Robert Greenhalf SWLA Goldfinches and Evening Primroses Oil on board
Peter Partington SWLA Long-eared Owl - The autumn visit Oil on canvas
Dafila Scott SWLA Ravens over Carn Breseb, Pembrokeshire
Jill Moger SWLA Dwarf Tegu
Stoneware ceramic
Tara Louise Hughes House Spider Pyrography on limewood
Marco Brodde SWLA The rock and the Capercaillie Drypoint (ed. of 2)
Fiona Clucas SWLA Curlew at dusk, Heversham Marsh
Mixed media
Lisa Hooper SWLA The Moth trap Linocut (ed. of 11)
Adele Pound ASWLA Waggly Wing flies
Carbon pencil and watercolour
Tim Wootton SWLA Three thirty-five November 12th Oil on canvas panel
Richard Allen SWLA Point Clear Oystercatchers Oil

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Rachel Lockwood SWLA Fox, sunspot. Oil on linen

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SWLA Members

Akroyd, Carry

Allen, Richard

Angus, Max

Atkinson, Kim Bennett, David

Bibby, Nick

Binder, Adam

Brodde, Marco

Clucas, Fiona

Cole, Daniel

Derry, Nick

Dobbs, John

Dusen, Barry van Edwards, Brin

Edwards, Victoria

Foker, John

Gemma, Federico Greenhalf, Robert Griffiths, Simon

Haslen, Andrew Haste, Kendra

Hatton, John

Henery, Paul Hooper, Lisa

Hughes, Nye

Jarvis, Richard

Johnson, Richard

Jones, Kittie

Kokay, Szabolcs

Legg, Wynona

Lockwood, Rachel

Mackman, Nick

Manning, Julia

Mead, Harriet

Moger, Jill

Myhill, Liz

Neill, William

Parry, David

Partington, Peter

Pearson, Bruce

Pollard, Nik

Prickett, Bill

Proud, Alastair

Rees, Darren

Rich, Andrea

Rose, Chris

Scammell, Louise

Scott, Dafila

Sinden, Chris Smith, Jane

Stock, Andrew Sykes, Thelma Thorley-Fox, Rebecca

Threlfall, John

Tratt, Richard Turvey, Simon Tyson, Esther

Underwood, Matt

Wallbank, Christopher

Warren, Michael Woodhams, Ben Woodhead, Darren Wootton, Tim

ASSOCIATE Members

Andrew, Laura Cockwell-De Jong, Anine Mascarenhas, Melanie Pound, Adele Wang, Tianyin

Carry Akroyd SWLA

1 Meadow flowers and Kite

Serigraph with crayon (ed. of 10)

£525 (£395 u/f)

2 Meadow flowers and turbines

Serigraph (ed. of 10)

£525 (£395 u/f) 3 Pond and Willows Serigraph (ed. of 9) £950 (£750 u/f)

Seeded meadow, 10 years later

(ed. of 10)

Woodland birds

(ed. of 9) £420 (£295 u/f)

Avocet II

(ed. of 50) £165 (£125 u/f)

(ed. of 50)

£165 (£125 u/f)

Laura Andrew ASWLA 17 Bullfinches in shade

£1,900 18 Great Crested Grebe

on canvas £2,100 19 Hare on the run

on canvas £1,900 20 Kingfisher and fishes

on linen £1,400 21 Wren in Briar

£790

Max Angus SWLA 22 Chasing the tide

4 block linocut (ed. of 26)

£320 (£250 u/f)

23 Staying with Lapwings

4 block linocut (ed. of 45)

£370 (£290 u/f) 24 Water Rail

4 block linocut (ed. of 26)

£280 (£220 u/f) 25 Whistler

4 block woodcut (ed. of 45)

£280 (£220 u/f)

Casey Nadine Banwell

Cold cast bronze (ed. of 12)

£4,150

Nick Bibby SWLA

Kingfisher III Bronze (ed. of 15)

£10,950

Andrew Birch

Elegant chaos

Acrylic on canvas board

£575

Emily Bowers (Bursary winner) 29 Gannets at St Abb’s Head

Pencil and acrylic

£250

Dan Bright 30 Surface tension

Monoprint (ed. of 7)

£295 (£175 u/f)

Marco Brodde SWLA 31 Birds of the Wadden Sea marshes I

Drypoint (ed. of 2)

£750

Birds of the Wadden Sea

marshes II

Drypoint (ed. of 2)

£750

33 Common Snipe at the estuary, the Wadden Sea

Drypoint (ed. of 5)

£550

34 Dipper family

Drypoint (ed. of 5)

£550

35 Springtime Cranes

Drypoint (ed. of 5)

£550

36 The Curlews

Drypoint (ed. of 5)

£550

37 The rock and the Capercaillie

Drypoint (ed. of 2)

£650

38 We share this house, Starlings

Drypoint (ed. of 5)

£450

Rosemary Burn 39 Bumble Bee

£700

Fiona Clucas SWLA 40 Curlew at dusk, Heversham Marsh Mixed media

£1,200 41 Evening sun, Drummore Beach, Galloway

Mixed media

£525

42 Frozen moss 1

Mixed media

£525 43 Frozen moss 2 Mixed media

£525 44 Spring, Leighton Moss

Mixed media

£525 45 View to Heysham with wading birds

Mixed media

£525

46 Wading birds at low tide, Silverdale

Mixed media

£525

Anine Cockwell-De Jong ASWLA 47 Warm embrace

Stone black serpentine

£2,300 James Coe 48 Colours in the grass

£1,750 49 Downy in the snow

on linen, mounted on board

£1,450

contre-jour

£2,750 51 Plovers resting

£1,950

52 Rocks in the shallows Oil on linen, mounted on board

£2,750

Daniel Cole SWLA

53 Ringed Plover Oil

£995

Kim Coley

54 Long-tailed Tits

Ink and acrylic on board

£950

Louisa Crispin

55 Field notes 001 - Swallowtail

Butterfly

Graphite

£695

Laura Davis (Bursary winner)

56 St Abb’s

Graphite

£600

Nick Day

57 Great Spotted Woodpecker window kill

Mixed pencil over embossed cotton board

£2,500

Joris De Raedt

58 Mykinesmen

Watercolour on paper

£550

59 Puffins on Mykines

Watercolour on paper

£650

60 Rauðinúpur

Watercolour on paper

£550

Michael DiGiorgio

61 American Redstart

Watercolour

£990

62 White-throated Sparrow

Watercolour

£950

John Dobbs NEAC SWLA

63 African Wild Dog Oil

£3,000

64 Fox Oil

£1,050

65 Garden Fox Oil

£1,150

66 Great Tit Oil

£400

67 Jungle Tiger Oil

£3,500

68 Kingfisher Oil

£400

69 Robin Oil

£400

70 Wren Oil

£400

Barry van Dusen SWLA

71 Blue Jay in heavy snow

Watercolour

£375

72 Bluebird (female) and Red

Maple buds

Watercolour

£300

73 Bobolink Studies, Bar tholomew’s Cobble

Watercolour

£425

74 Fiddler Crabs, Wellfleet Bay

Watercolour

£300

75 Fowler’s Toad, Tidmarsh

Watercolour

£275

76 Harlequins riding a wave

Watercolour

£325

77 Least Sandpiper at Hammonas set

Watercolour

£350

78 Virginia Rail and young

Watercolour

£475

Brin Edwards SWLA

79 Four Norfolk Bee-eaters

Acrylic and oil on board

£1,795

80 Hawfinch and Stock Dove study

Acrylic on board

£895

81 Hawfinches, Stock Doves and Carrion Crows at Lynford

Arboretum Oil on board

£2,495

82 Memories of Skokholm

Acrylic on canvas

£1,895

83 Polo Toucan

Glazed stoneware ceramic

£1,495

84 Sparrowhawk with wild carrots

Acrylic on canvas

£1,250

85 Turnstones at Oyster Shells, Whitstable Beach

Acrylic on board

£1,895

86 Yellow-throated Toucan Oil on canvas

£1,350

Victoria Edwards SWLA

87 The pool

Acrylic on board

£950

Sandra Fernandez

88 In the Buddleja

Acrylic on paper

£425

John Foker SWLA

89 GSW in the oakwood Oil on board

£1,250

90 Red Kites Oil on board

£1,250

91 Stubble Crows Oil on board

£1,250

92 Three Snipe

Oil on board

£490

93 Willow Tits & Medlars

Oil on board

£490

Jane Gardiner

94 I am small

Etching (ed. of 30)

£160 (£125 u/f)

95 Puffinus Puffinus

Etching (ed. of 30)

£400 (£350 u/f)

Jo Garlick

96 Isle of May Seabird colonies

Pastel

£695

97 The Cleaver, St Abb’s Head

Pastel

£495

Federico Gemma SWLA

98 Black-headed Gulls swimming

Watercolour on paper

£400

99 Common Crossbill on a Spruce

Watercolour on paper

£400

100 Great Spotted Woodpecker on an Oak tree

Watercolour on paper

£420

Fred Gordon

101 Walking Tiger Bronze

£13,000

Robert Greenhalf SWLA

102 Ebbing tide, Curlews and Heron

Oil on board

£980

103 Goldfinches and Evening Primroses

Oil on board

£525

104 Lapwings and Bewick’s Swans Oil on board

£980

105 Low tide

on board

£980

106 Siskins Oil on board

£525

107 Snow Buntings, Cley Oil on board

£525

108 Spring Lapwings Oil on board

£525

109 Terns and Oystercatcher Oil on board

£525

Simon Griffiths SWLA

110 Barn Owl

High fired ceramic

£860 111 Fox

£1,950

112 Little Owls

High fired ceramic

£1,600

Emily Groves (Bursary winner)

113 Terns of May

Inktense coloured pencil and neocolour II on gessoed paper

£800

Michelle Hall

114 Holding on

Ceramic (ed. of 25)

£1,000

Amie Haslen

115 Busy day on the Elecampane

Acrylic on board

£325

116 Dragonflies & Rudd

Acrylic on board

£325

117 Gatekeeper in the meadow

Acrylic on board

£325

118 Hiding in the grass

Acrylic on board

£325

119 Peacock & Loosestrife

Acrylic on board

£325

120 Red Admiral & Mallow

Acrylic on board

£525

Andrew Haslen SWLA

121 Bear fishing

Acrylic

£2,250

122 Fox

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£6,750

123 Fox cub

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£3,750

124 Fox sleeping in the log shed

Acrylic

£2,500

125 Hare

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£4,750

126 Hedgehog

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£3,250

127 Leveret

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£3,250

128 Merganser

Acrylic

£1,750

John Hatton SWLA

129 Arctic Terns

Oil on paper

£350

130 Avocet trio

Linocut (ed. of 11)

£238 (£185 u/f)

131 Out of the blue

Linocut (ed. of 12)

£230 (£185 u/f)

132 Winter Thrushes

Linocut

£230 (£185 u/f)

Paul Henery SWLA

133 A descent of Woodpeckers Oil on canvas

£1,200

134 Atlantic Otters

Oil on board

£1,200

135 Life on the pond, Little Grebes Oil on board

£1,200

136 Skydancer Oil

£1,500

137 Sunlit Otter, St Abb’s Head Oil on board

£1,200

138 Taynish Rapids

Watercolour on paper

£500

139 The wall

Watercolour on paper

£500

140 Whinchat Oil on panel

£450

Lisa Hooper SWLA

141 Barnacle Geese ll

Reduction linocut (ed. of 19)

£380 (£300 u/f)

142 Calloos on the Peedie Sea

Reduction linocut (ed. of 13)

£390 (£325 u/f)

143 Goldies

Reduction linocut (ed. of 15)

£380 (£300 u/f)

144 Grey Heron

Reduction linocut (ed. of 13)

£500 (£420 u/f)

145 Laverock

Reduction linocut (ed. of 14)

£380 (£300 u/f)

146 Stonechats

Hand coloured linocut (ed. of 20)

£430 (£350 u/f)

147 The Moth trap

Linocut (ed. of 11)

£380 (£300 u/f)

Polly Hosp

148 Last dance

Drypoint and relief with chine

collé (ed. of 3)

£480

149 The gathering

Drypoint and relief (ed. of 5)

£545

150 Urban Fox I

Monotype (ed. of 1)

£545

151 Urban Fox II

Monotype (ed. of 1)

£545

Christine Howes

152 Winter wheatfield

Linocut (ed. of 20)

£500 (£380 u/f)

Nye Hughes SWLA

153

Arctic Tern colony, Isle of May

Watercolour

£800

154 Arctic Tern, Silverweed, and Sea

Campion

Watercolour

£675

155 Eiders and Kelp at low tide, Alterstanes, Isle of May

Watercolour

£825

156 Herring Gulls, Tarbet, Isle of May

Watercolour

£650

157 Razorbill pairs, Isle of May

Watercolour

£620

158 Resting Eiders and Purple Sandpipers, Alterstanes, Isle of May

Watercolour

£775

Tara Louise Hughes

159 House Spider Pyrography on limewood

£500

Heather Irvine

160 Leaping African Painted Dog no.31/66

Mixed media

£350

161 Lioness study

Mixed media

£325

162 Out from the Shadows

Mixed media

£650

Ken Januski

163 White-throated Sparrow at Houston Meadow V3

Japanese woodblock (ed. of 8)

£275 (£225 u/f)

164 Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers at Houston Meadow V1

Japanese woodblock (ed. of 16)

£275 (£225 u/f)

Richard Jarvis SWLA

165 Blackbird and Rowan

Linocut print and watercolour (ed. of 20)

£230 (£180 u/f)

166 Goldcrests and Sloes

Linocut print and watercolour (ed. of 6)

£415 (£370 u/f)

167 Long-tailed Tits and hips

Linocut print and watercolour (ed. of 4)

£230 (£180 u/f)

168 Tufties

Linocut reduction print (ed. of 14)

£230 (£180 u/f)

Kittie Jones SWLA

169 At the edge 1

Monotype

£1,495

170 At the edge 3

Monotype

£850

171 Diving for Mackerel

Screen print (ed. of 17)

£350 (£250 u/f)

172 Gannets around the Bass

Screen print (ed. of 22)

£350 (£250 u/f)

173 Guillemot cliff Monotype

£1,495

174 Northern Gannetry

Screen print (ed. of 15)

£350 (£250 u/f)

175 Seabird cliff 6

Charcoal, ink, pastel and pencil on paper

£1,050

176 Tufted Ducks and Mute Swans

Monotype

£850

Helen Kennedy

177 Late July

Pastel pencil

£350

Teresa Kirk (Bursary winner)

178 Shag studies, Isle of May

Mixed media

£290

Wynona Legg SWLA

179 A big world with bigger feet than me

Ink

£450

180 A second attempt

Ink

£700

181 Beyond the blue rope

Mixed media

£600

182 Conflicts at high tide

Mixed media

£600

183 Finding balance

Ink

£650

184 First steps out of the scrape Ink

£600

185 Ringed Plover brood Ink

£550

186 Searching for Sandhoppers Ink

£600

Rachel Lockwood SWLA

187 Fox, sunspot Oil on linen

£1,695

188 Hare warming up Oil on board

£2,500

189 Hare, earth warmed Oil on board

£2,200

190 Seals at the point Oil

£4,995

Nick Mackman SWLA

191 Explorer at rest Ceramic

£2,750

192 Otter on haunches (3 on exhibit)

Bronze (ed. of 15)

£1,600

193 Pangolin Bronze (ed. of 9)

£7,995

Melanie Mascarenhas ASWLA

194 Grey Seal haul-out, Ynys Seiriol Oil based collagraph, monotype and chine collé

£420

195 Little Tern turn, shuffle, kick Ink, watercolour, pastel and coloured pencil

£620

196 Llurs and Ladies

Watercolour, ink, pastel and coloured pencil

£610

197 One last look Oil based monotype

£450

198 The offering Oil based lithographic print with chine collé

£495

199 View from the edge Ink, watercolour, pastel and pencil

£610

Harriet Mead PSWLA

200 Calling Curlew

Welded found objects

£2,950

201 Flying Nightjar

Welded found objects

£2,950

202 Itchy nose

Welded found objects

£2,500

203 Long-tailed Tit

Welded found objects

£1,750

204 Mattlock-backed Sea Turtle

Welded found objects

£4,500

Stephen Message

205 Pomarine Skua migration

Acrylic

£1,400

206 Sanderling pair

Acrylic

£2,400

207 Spoonbills & Avocets

Watercolour

£600

Rosmond Kinsey Milner

208 Brown Hare

Liquid charcoal, liquid chalk, and gouache on linen board

£350

Jill Moger SWLA

209 Dwarf Tegu Stoneware ceramic

£790

210 Jackson’s Chameleon Stoneware ceramic

£490

211 White’s Tree Frog Stoneware ceramic

£295

Jim Moir

212 Calling Herring Gull

Watercolour

£3,500

Liz Myhill SWLA

213 Between sea and sky I

Multi-process print (ed. of 40)

£590 (£400 u/f)

214 Between sea and sky II

Multi-process print (ed. of 40)

£590 (£400 u/f)

215 Chaos and flight

Mixed media

£980

216 Maiden Rocks

Mixed media

£1,690

217 Whoosh!

Mixed media

£1,690

William Neill SWLA

218 Bumblebees on Apple Blossom

Watercolour

£625

219 Common Gulls on the shore

Watercolour

£675

220 Ringed Plovers

Watercolour

£675

Iain Nutting

221 Thinking Gorilla

Corten steel

£1,750

Chris Packham

222 New gang in town

Digital print with glitter and fluoro-ink (ed. of 15)

£2,250 (£1,900 u/f)

Stephen Page

223 Bison

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£6,400

224 Crow

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£4,350

225 Rhino

Bronze (ed. of 9)

£6,750

David Parry SWLA

226 Barn Owl

Watercolour

£850

227 Black Grouse

Oil on gesso

£750

228 Cheetah

Oil on gesso

£600

229 Greater Kudu

Oil on gesso

£800

230 Kittiwake

Oil on gesso

£750

231 Tawny Owl

Pencil

£750

Peter Partington SWLA

232 Cornish Choughs

Oil on canvas

£3,500

233 Eager little mouths - Swallows

feeding young

Oil on board

£990

234 House Martins

Oil on board

£1,250

235 Kite and country

Oil on canvas

£750

236 Long-eared Owl - The autumn visit

Oil on canvas

£1,500

237 Partridge and chicks

Oil on canvas

£450

238 Plunge! Diving Terns

Oil on board

£450

Barbara Pease

239 Winter sun

Multi block linocut

£375 (£255 u/f)

Christopher Perry

240 Peacock

Soft pastel

£950

Nik Pollard SWLA

241 Drawing 1

Mixed media

£550

242 Drawing 2

Mixed media

£550

243 Estuary 1

Mixed media

£850

244 Estuary 2

Mixed media

£850

Jonathan Pomroy

245 House Martin and Swift studies

Watercolour

£600

246 Lapwing alighting

Watercolour

£850

247 Red Kite near Oulston

Watercolour

£750

248 Red-throated Diver pair on Skye

Watercolour

£700

249 Swifts at dusk

Watercolour

£950

Adele Pound ASWLA

250 Aargh, sticky pollen

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

251 Soldier Beetles in the grass 1

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

252 Soldier Beetles in the grass 2

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

253 Unknown insect 1

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

254 Unknown insect 2

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

255 Waggly Wing flies

Carbon pencil and watercolour

£295

Lee Putman

256 Pigeon love

Watercolour, gouache, oil sticks and pencil

£500

Darren Rees SWLA

257 Blue Kites

Acrylic

£2,950

258 Blue Kites study

Acrylic

£750

259 Flanders Moss evening

Mixed media

£650

260 Going to roost, Flanders Moss

Acrylic

£2,450

261 Golden Plovers, Kinneil

Watercolour

£325

262 Mt Moran, end of day

Acrylic

£650

263 Pied Flycatcher

Watercolour

£325

264 Snow Geese lift off

Acrylic

£950

Gail Reid

265 HermAphrodites II

Pencil and white acrylic highlights on heavyweight toned paper

£580

Stephen Rew

266 Octopus on cube

Bronze

£2,250

Sarah Rhiannon

267 Symbiosis Oil

£250

268 Wild gaze

Charcoal willow sticks

£250

Victoria Rice (Bursary winner)

269 Seabird colonies, St Abb’s Head

Ink, watercolour ink, colour pencil, charcoal, watercolour wax crayons

£350

Derek Robertson

270 Dancing with the soldier

Watercolour

£1,495

271 Seahorses and Zosteria

Watercolour

£890

272 Sunbirds, dark blossoms

Watercolour

£890

Chris Rose SWLA

273 Plovers’ roost Oil

£6,000

Will Rose

274 Black Woodpecker at Wild Finca

Digital print created from animation

£225

275

Hunting Goshawk at Wild Finca

Digital print created from animation

£225

276 Melodious Warbler at Wild Finca

Digital print created from animation

£225

277 Wild Finca

Digital print created from animation

£225

Louise Scammell SWLA

278 ‘Curious’ Curled Octopus, Loch

Melfort (Hope Spot)

Monotype print

£485

279 ‘Escape’ Curled Octopus, Loch

Melfort (Hope Spot) Monotype

£485

280 Feeding frenzy at South Haven

Mokulito (wood lithograph) and monotype (ed. of 6)

£495 (£325 u/f)

281 ‘Observing’ Curled Octopus, Loch Melfort (Hope Spot) Monotype

£485

Dafila Scott SWLA

282 A shoal in the shallows Oil

£2,700

283 Choughs, Pembrokeshire Oil

£2,500

284 Gentoo Penguins, Antarctic peninsula Pastel

£880

285 Pembrokeshire coast, summer and Buzzard Oil

£2,200

286 Pembrokeshire coast, summer and Swallows Oil

£2,200

287 Ravens over Carn Breseb, Pembrokeshire Oil

£2,700

288 The first iceberg and Antarctic Terns Oil

£2,500

Chris Sinden SWLA

289 Colony 1

Linocut (ed. of 23)

£325

290 Colony 2

Linocut (ed. of 25)

£325

291 Moonlight patrol

Linocut (ed. of 30)

£145 (£115 u/f)

Celia Smith

292 Flight of Dunlin

Reclaimed fencing wires

£5,500

Jane Smith SWLA

293 Curled Octopus

Hand made screen print (ed. of 3)

£395

294 Sand Martins over the corn fields

Hand made screen print (ed. of 3)

£450

Felicity Starr RBA

295 A Woolacombe rock pool Oil on canvas

£500

Andrew Stock PPSWLA

296 Sloppy seas Oil

£3,250

297 Spring arrivals Oil

£6,250

Rachel Taylor

298 Black Grouse

Stained glass, steel, slate block

£4,890

299 Snow Bunting II

Stained glass, steel, marble block

£2,650

Alexandra Telgmann

300 Golden ocean reflection - Dolphin Oil and 24ct gold leaf on aluminium panel

£4,100

Andrew Tewson

301 Kingfisher Oil on board

£995

Izzy Thomson (Bursary winner)

302 Isle of May Oil on Yupo paper

£400

Becky Thorley-Fox SWLA

303 Juvenile Black-headed Gull peering into the Lagoon Oil on linen

£525

304 Long-tailed Tit in the tall Ash Tree Oil on linen

£795

305 Red Admiral on a fallen apple Oil on linen

£445

306 Red Admiral on a fallen apple II Oil on linen

£445

307 Sandwich Tern colony, Cemlyn Oil on linen

£525

308 Stonechat on the tree top Oil on linen

£795

309 Swallow on the sludgigator Oil on linen

£895

310 Terns back and forth, Cemlyn Bay Oil on linen

£1,750

John Threlfall SWLA

311 Heat and light Oil

£580

312 Lion portrait Oil

£440

313 Moorhen and chicks

£480

314 Peregrine

£780

315 Stalking Heron

£440

316 White-tailed Eagle

£940

Richard Tratt SWLA

317 Clouded Yellow and Chalkhill Blues Oil

£695

318 Common Blues and Dark Green Fritillary Oil

£695

319 Painted Lady and Brimstone Oil

£695

320 Pearl Bordered Fritillaries Oil

£545

321 Small Tortoiseshell and Marbled White Oil

£545

322 The Grayling Oil

£495

323 Thistle visitors Oil

£750

Simon Turvey SWLA

324 Barn Owl Oil on board

£765

325 Grey Seals - mother and pup Oil on board

£845

326 Heron Oil on board

£1,465

327 Quartering the meadow Oil on board

£975

328 Red Fox Oil on board

£975

329 White Storks - Belgium Oil on board

£865

Esther Tyson SWLA 330 Alert Oil

£650

331 House Sparrow in Hedgerow 2 Oil

£500

332 House Sparrow in the Hedgerow Oil

£500

333 June Hare Oil

£895

334 Lapwing on nest Oil

£650

335 Look-out, Goldfinch Oil

£650

336 Winter Bullfinch Oil

£2,950

337 Young Wren Oil

£500

Matt Underwood SWLA

338 Field edge

Woodblock print (ed. of 100)

£400

339 Hill Hare

Woodblock print (ed. of 100)

£550

340 May

Woodblock print (ed. of 100)

£400

Tally Walker Warne

341 A bigger slug

Ceramic stoneware

£350

Christopher Wallbank SWLA

342 Mirror Calm, Nuuk, Greenland

Screenprint (ed. of 11)

£350 (£185 u/f)

Tianyin Wang ASWLA

343 Do Re Mi VI

Charcoal on paper

£900

344 Two Circles

Charcoal on paper

£920

345 White wall

Charcoal on paper

£480

Michael Warren SWLA

346 Grasshopper Warbler & Hummingbird Hawkmoth

Watercolour

£475

347 Kingfisher

Watercolour

£675

348 Langford Lowfields

Watercolour

£2,500

349 Pintail, Teal, Snipe & Reed Bunting

Watercolour

£2,500

350 Redshank

Watercolour

£575

351 Reed Buntings

Watercolour

£750

352 Ruffs & Ringed Plovers

Watercolour

£1,250

353 Sedge Warbler

Watercolour

£675

Ben Woodhams SWLA

354 Cranes and Lapwings, ploughed field, early autumn

Watercolour

£1,400

355 Eider group I

Watercolour

£1,400

356 Eider group II

Watercolour

£1,400

357 Preening Black-headed Gulls I

Watercolour

£1,400

358 Preening Black-headed Gulls II

Watercolour

£995

Darren Woodhead SWLA

359 Calling Curlew and reflections

Watercolour

£1,550

360 Curlew arriving against autumnal sky

Watercolour

£8,495

361 Eider Drakes and reflections

Watercolour

£1,950

362 November storm over Islay, with Stoat footprints

Watercolour

£6,495

363 Rosehips, Red Admiral and watching Spotted Flycatcher

Watercolour

£4,750

Tim Wootton SWLA

364 Purple Sandpipers at Point of Ness, Shapinsay Oil on canvas panel

£1,850

365 Summer Wheatear Oil on canvas panel

£950

366 The gathering - Arctic Terns Oil on canvas panel

£2,250

367 Three thirty-five November 12th Oil on canvas panel

£1,950

The Natural Eye is an open exhibition and welcomes submissions from non-member artists.

For more information on how to exhibit and how to become a member of the Society, please visit swla.co.uk

The SWLA would like to thank all our sponsors and partners for their generous support.

Awards and prizes 2024

Birdwatch and Swarovski Optik Artist of the Year Award

Birdscapes Gallery ‘Conservation through Art’ Award

RSPB Award

The Swarovski Optik New Artist Award

Trymwood Studios Art Prize

The Michael Harding Oil Painting Prize

The Michael Harding Watercolour Painting Prize

Art Safari Works on Paper Award

Mall Galleries / FBA Award

Dry Red Press Award

Amie Haslen Red Admiral & Mallow Acrylic on board

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