Elgar's Dream of Gerontius conducted by Kazuki Yamada with the wonderful CBSO + CBSO chorus who were phenomenal. Sadly no Toby Spence but Benjamin Hulett was brilliant, as were Jess Dandy and Roderick Williams. #elgar #dreamofgerontius #cbso #birminghamsymphonyhall #kazukiyamada

A chubby crucian carp on the way. Found a lovely little oval frame so painting this on acrylic primed cardboard. Who knows if this will work! Lots to do and some hornwort weed for movement. #cruciancarp #carp #ukwildlife #rivers #nature

Trial run with wooden coasters with painted birds #robin #chaffinch #bluetit

My chrysanthemums painting www.verakober.com/floral

Bullfinch and bramble almost done. #ukbirds #bullfinch #nature #ukwildlife #birds

More hare Photo reference Frances Crickmore #hare #nature #ukwildlife #wildlifepainting

Robin in pencil. #sketch #tryingtosketchmore

'I came first through the warm grass Humming with Spring...' This little bee painting I've started made me think of Brian Patten's brilliant poem, The Bee's Last Journey to the Rose. #bee #ukwildlife

Some details from the wonderful Kedleston Hall today. Incredible craftsmanship, wall coverings, art and secret rooms - lots to see. #kedlestonhall #nationaltrust #derbyshire

More fox #FoxOfTheDay

Acrylic on stretched canvas. Fox in progress. May change to oil for a softer finish but at the moment quite liking the edgier lines of the acrylic. #ilovefoxes #fox #ukwildlife

I follow a brilliant account in Instagram called Wildlife Kate. Her photograph of a dead robin, found beautiful, unmarked and cradled in cupped hands seemed symbolic and made me want to try and capture in paint.

Wild chicory in the fields. Such a beautiful intense colour. #ukwildflowers #nature #derbyshirecountryside

Reading my second Allingham novel (not in order) after loving all the DL Sayers novels. Any other Golden Era Detective fiction people recommend? #margeryallingham #detectivefiction #1930fiction #goldenera #womenwriters #crimenovels #classicpenguin

Working on some illustrations at the moment. This is a watercolour from a few years ago. #childrensbooks #illustration #watercolour #frogs

Adult Asian elephant Male (Elephas maximus) one of the watercolor paintings from my completed Wildlife Corridor of Karnataka project for HNF(NCF) India. Watercolor on Fabriano 300 GSM Paper. #illustration #sciart #scientificillustration #traditionalart #watercolor #elephant #endangeredspecies #art

With a seemingly wink of her petals she arrives facing the Sun in all her glory. 📷🌱

More hare. Nearly done

'Moonshine' by contemporary UK printmaker Janis Goodman #WomensArt

This smiley boy off to his new home this week. Acrylic on stretched canvas #petportraits #dogsofbluesky #dogportraits

Stephanie Law. When Flowers Dream III #Watercolour

And this one now finished. His name was Turtle. Oil on stretched canvas A4

This young hard nearly ended up in the bin. Salvaged and starting to like him now. Some more wildflowers to paint yet. #hareoftheday #hares #britishwildlife #ukwildlife #countryside #michaelhardingoilpaints

More horse #workinprogress #michaelhardingpaints #horse #irishhorses

After thinking I'd never sell the Red Macaw, he sold last week 😊 Sometimes you just need the right person at the right time to notice you 💗

Underside of a peacock butterfly. So beautiful - like marble or an ancient map.

More Dylan and Percy Patterdale #patterdaleterrier #humanandpetportrait

A bumblebee on delicate pale flowers. The drawing is on green pastel paper. Available now in my online shop... theweeowlart.etsy.com/listing/1890... #Bee #insect #bugsky #OriginalArt #Drawing #PenAndInk #ColourPencil #MixedMedia #Artwork #TraditionalArtist #ArtFromScotland #GiftIdeas #bsnm

Finally finished this one. Oil on paper #caturday #blackandwhite #catsofbluesky #oilpainting #petportrait

Raven in bic biro and pencil. Need to even out background but not sure how to go about that yet! #corvid #raven #ukwildlife #ukbirds #edgarallanpoe #gothic

A small quiet beach on the Applecross Peninsula, Highlands today. So beautiful.

I'm starting a lot of paintings at the moment. Need to think about finishing some. This is a portrait of my rescue Patterdale, Percy with my son Dylan. #patterdaleterrier #petportrait #acrylicpainting

jackdaw study A rare garden visit from this shy corvid

First pass on a beautiful Irish horse in acrylics. Stretched canvas.

I am in the Highlands, where voles stop to say good morning. #torridon #scottishhighlands

somehow i haven't posted this one 🪶

Latest commission finished. Not used to pencil and definitely used the wrong paper but will know next time! #blackandwhite #pencildrawing #horseportrait

Beautiful face I painted in acrylic a few years ago. #petportrait #catsofbluesky #acrylicpainting

Pencil commission of another grey. Still lots to do. #pencildrawing #pencilportrait #horseportrait #horsesofbluesky

Picked up charcoal again after not drawing with it for years. Remembering why I love the stuff.

My son Dylan has created a series of three beautiful prints of Forest Hill in London. Available on his Etsy Store, Dylan Design Prints. Instagram @dylandesignprints #foresthill #london #londonarchitecture #design

Ok, finally got a photo of this one that I'm happy with. It was pretty tricky due to the contrast and I was getting a lot of glare in the shadows. It's currently for sale by auction starting at just £50 www.dailypaintworks.com/buy/auction/... #art #birds #starling

Fred Leist composed this work one morning at 2am in 1942 overlooking the sea in Cornwall. He captures a moment when the world seems to be simplifying itself into light and shadow, losing substance and becoming dreamlike.

More cat Still lots to do including whiskers.

Natalie Jane Parker. 'Silent Stare' Barn Owl (Tyto Alba)

Work in progress of a three legged cat on an abstract mat. #catportrait #catsofbluesky #catlover #oilpainting #petportrait

And companion piece. What a noble creature this one is.

Have finally finished the grey mare. Needs a varnish but then going to new home. Oil on paper.

Finished the pigeons. I loved every brush stroke. Amazing reference photo by ernestophoto on Instagram.

I never finished this one. Little acrylic sketch of Dhoon Bay on the West Coast. #worldoceanday #scotland #redsails #liquitexacrylic