miniature painting of fulmars

'Togetherness' © Tracy Hall 2010

2.25" x 1.75" Watercolour on rag board (penny shown for scale)

Finished up a new miniature this weekend of fulmars nesting on the cliffs near our house. Like their relatives the Albatross, fulmars are surprisingly long lived and tend to return to the same nest site and mate each year, laying a single egg on a scraped out ledge. Their name come from the old norse for 'foul gull' and refers to the nasty, sticky, smelly stuff they spit if you get too close!

wildlife artist of the year exhibition

I was absolutely thrilled to hear last night that my miniature painting of Effie ('Pensive') had received a 'Highly Commended' at the Wildlife Artist of the Year exhibition!

Really sorry not to be able to go to the preview, which was by all accounts a great evening, but if you are in London over the coming week do try and get along to the Mall Galleries to see the show. In addition to the finalists work, there is also a display by three generations of the Shepherd family and guest artists. 50% from ALL sales go to help fund projects by the David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation.

A huge congratulations to all the winners - to see more visit Making A Mark

To see all the short-listed works and find out more about the reasons behind the exhibition:

http://www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org/

The exhibitions runs until 4pm Saturday at the Mall Galleries, London.

bronze turkey miniature painting

Bronze Turkey in miniature © Tracy Hall 2010

2.25" x 1.75" Watercolour on board (shown enlarged...and a bit fuzzy, sorry)

Finished up a new miniature today. Had decided to do something more simple this time but for some reason chose a bronze turkey, which wasn't very simple at all as it happens!

Komodo Dragon miniature painting

Komodo Dragon © Tracy Hall 2010

2" x 3" watercolour on board (shown enlarged with a penny for scale)

I think this one is pretty well finished now, save a few tweaks here and there. Because he kept getting put to one side while I had to get on with larger work, its seems to have taken ages and I just can't see it properly now - so I've hung him out of the way until I can come back with fresh eyes!

Meanwhile I was delighted to find out today that my Redshank painting (below) won an award at the Parklane Miniature Show in the US. Many thanks to the judges and the Gallery, who put so much effort into this terrific exhibition.