ABOUT WILDLIFE ART PRINTS


David Miller Originally from Oldham, Lancashire, David Miller now lives and works in the heart of the West Wales countryside, in a wooded valley near the Taf and Towy estuaries with the dramatic Pembrokeshire coastline on his doorstep. He paints mostly British wildlife, usually in oils, preferring to return again and again to subjects he knows well, travelling widely to gather reference and inspiration for his work. David is perhaps best known for his underwater studies of game and coarse fish, inspired by a lifetime passion for angling and by many hours spent snorkeling and diving in rivers, lakes and gravel pits. This knowledge and understanding of his subject is clearly reflected in his work and has led to him becoming perhaps the best known and well-regarded fish artist in the country. Internationally, his larger fish paintings now hang in London, Tokyo and New York boardrooms. His originals have been exhibited at the McEwan Gallery, Ballater, the Wykeham Gallery, Stockbridge, the Waterford Gallery, Hale, the Millyard Gallery, Saddleworth, The Sporting Gallery, Tetbury, the Tryon Gallery and at the Society of Wildlife Artists Annual Exhibition at the Mall, London. He has had work published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Hamlyn Publishers, Waterlog Magazine, Irish Country Sports & Country Life, The Field, Wild Ireland, International Masters Publishers and the Medici Society.		David Cowdry After leaving school and spending several years in full-time employment, David thought about doing something different. He started sketching, decided that he quite liked it and enrolled on a one-year foundation course in Art & Design at Croydon College and then went on to study wildlife illustration at Carmarthen College of Art. David still lives in Wales and cannot see himself leaving for quite some time. He says, "I absolutely love it here. There are so many different habitats within easy reach and the wealth of flora and fauna is extraordinary. My interest in the natural world is reaching new levels combined with my painting. There is no mystery to what or how I paint. I paint what I see and as I see it. Light and atmosphere and a sense of 'being there' are very important to me. I want people to look at the paintings I do and hopefully to feel connected in the same way to what they are seeing. I want to show the rest of the world how beautiful this country and its wildlife is. There is much complaining of the weather in Britain, but it is the weather that I find makes this land so magical. The more I see of Britain the less I want to travel anywhere else. I have no interest in making any artistic statements or forwarding any particular artistic movement. In its simplest form I paint wildlife and landscape to the best of my ability and I thoroughly enjoy doing so. If I can bring some of the pleasure that I get from painting to other people then its 'job done'!"

Roz Nathan Roz Nathan is a practising Wildlife Artist living and working on the Sussex Coast. Roz also works as a felt maker and runs courses and workshops in both areas. She is an experienced tutor and has taught full and part-time students of all ages on certificate and leisure courses for 19 years. Roz was born in London in 1959 and spent her early years in Swansea, South Wales, where her parents were both teachers. The family relocated to Sussex when she was 6. After A levels in English, Art and Biology at Eastbourne High School, Roz completed her Art Foundation at Brighton College of Technology and returned to Wales to join the Wildlife Illustration course at Camarthen, living for some time on the mouth of the Towy estuary at Llansteffan, under the shadow of the castle. During her course Roz began to complete commissions in '81 for Penscynnor Wildlife Park and various local businesses. Roz returned to Sussex on graduation and began work as a freelance illustrator providing educational boards for Drusillas Zoo, East Sussex and subsequently worked with Lord and Lady Fisher at Kilverstone zoo, Norfolk specialising in South American species. After several years working with Kilverstone, Roz teamed up with designer Andrea Tobin to form 'Chameleon', an educational design business providing a consultancy service and artwork to many major zoos including Whipsnade, Howletts, Port Lympne, and Birdworld.		Andrew Evans Andrew lives and works in the beautiful Towy valley, Carmarthenshire, West Wales in the village of Fairfach near Llandeilo on the western fringe of the Brecon Beacons National Park. A self-taught artist, he started painting in 1994 having met and been inspired by many professional wildlife artists such as David Shepherd, Owen Williams and Terence Lambert, and in the year 2000 he decided to turn professional. His chosen medium is oil although he also produces work in water colour and acrylic. Andrew explains that: "My motivation for the work I produce is the particular landscape and wildlife that surrounds my home here in Ffairfach, there is such a diverse environment here in the Towy valley , from the mountains and hill farms of the Brecon Beacons, to the fertile Towy Valley from it's source at Rhandirmwyn to Llansteffan and Carmarthen Bay, Red Kites, Buzzard, Kingfisher, Heron, Wild Fowl, Otters all can be found here in abundance also Fallow Deer in the parks and escapees near Dinefwr and Gelli Aur, Light and atmosphere are paramount in my work,the capture of which in my view brings the painting to life, in particular winter snow scenes seem to have a special draw for me and have been some of my most enjoyable pieces of work to produce." Since turning professional in 2000 , He has slowly built up a presence in the locality and further afield , both in the UK and USA. He has worked on commissions for Premier Gardens Wales, Dyfed Powys Police, Trinity College Carmarthen and various other organizations, Since 2003 he has also been involved as a role model for the Welsh assembly government , In their Dynamo Project visiting Schools as part of the Entrepreneur Business Development Program.