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Greenfinch, 2001
My first scraperboard illustration- used in the county bird report |
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Canada Geese, 2001
More relatively static birds- this time on a Bolton mill lodge |
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Chinese Goose, 2001
Wildfowl in parks rend to be the easiest to draw, this was at Etherow |
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Black-headed Gulls, 2002
One of my favourite scraperboards, though all that cross-hatching did nothing for my eyesight! Reproduction in the county report lost some of the fine detail.
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Pintail, 2002
Another that I was quite pleased with – from another visit to Etherow (not a genuine wild bird).
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Great Tit, 2003
The original intention was to have a Blue Tit on the other side of the feeder, but it wasn’t finished when the report was due at the printers. Easy answer – cut the scraperboard in half!
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Whooper Swans, 2004
For this illustration I knew exactly how I wanted the composition, so I went off to Martin Mere and took reference photos when the Swans posed just as I needed them (it’s never again happened like that!)
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Bufflehead, 2005
Judith Smith wanted to feature the Bufflehead on the cover of the county report. The only photos were Rob Adderley’s distant shots, which wouldn’t stand enlargement, so I rashly volunteered to attempt a watercolour – this is the result.
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Ruffs, 2005
Having dug out the brushes and paints for the Bufflehead, I thought I’d have a go at another subject. This was only reproduced in black & white in the county report
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Grey Herons, 2006
This is a composite image put together for the county report. The main portrait of the Heron was originally a linocut print, which was selected for inclusion at the National Exhibition of Wildlife Art (NEWA). I added pencil shading to the print and then pasted in another pencil sketch of the same bird
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Pied Wagtail, 2007
This is a three-colour woodcut print, which was not only selected for exhibition at NEWA but actually sold. It’s great when people like your work and even better when they are prepared to pay for it!
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Ruff, 2008
My latest bit of work and my first wood engraving. Actually, I’ve edited out some confusing background detail from what was just a practice piece
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NEW! American Goldfinch 2008
These two Goldfinch images are part of a larger print - my first real commission! As the fee did not include the transatlantic air-fare, I had to use photos from the internet as source material. The print was made from one linocut and three woodcut blocks.
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NEW! Goldfinch 2008
The other bit of the print. As I needed to use photographic sources for the American bird, I didn't mind doing the same for the British one - a picture from Paul Wilson's website (with permission of course!).
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Ringed Plover, 2009
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