Birds of Gloucestershire illustrations by Jackie Garner - Wildlife Artist

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Wildlife art gallery - Birds of Gloucestershire

I've provided some of the illustrations for the forthcoming book of the birds
of Gloucestershire. My illustrations are monochrome watercolour. I'm one
of a team of wildlife artists providing illustrations, including Robert Gillmor, Terence Lambert, Peter Partington, Chris Rose, Keith Shackleton, and
D I M (Ian) Wallace.

These illustrations are the chapter headings. I was given the choice as to whether they were square or rectangular, so I did both.

Next exhibitions:
I'm opening my studio for
Stroud Open Studios
18-19 May


Barn Owl Original (framed) £160

Egret Original (unframed) £120	Hold your mouse over the small pictures for a larger version

Red Kite Soaring Original (framed) £160	Nightjar Original (unframed) £120	Wren
I�m really lucky to live in the beautiful county of Gloucestershire. The South West is a relatively undeveloped region of England, with some of the finest and most extensive ancient woodlands in the country. As well as oak and beech woodlands, we have a wonderful range of habitats: estuary, arable, wetlands and limestone grassland, all filled with the appropriate wildlife. That means there are wonderful opportunities for birdwatching and sketching all the year round - and a fantastic variety of birdlife. "The Birds of Gloucestershire" will include details of all the birds that have ever been seen in the county. The book will be 400+ pages and will include:- - An introduction to Gloucestershire and its birds - A brief history of ornithology and birdwatching in Gloucestershire - Summaries of county results from ongoing surveys - Accounts of all the bird species recorded in the county (about 330 in total). Well over 100 species will have a double-page spread including maps showing where they were found during the national atlas survey work and at what density, and for others there will be information such as the most likely time of year to see migrants and the places to which birds ringed in the county have travelled. The book will be packed with graphs and tables, and for rare visitors, all sightings in the county will be listed.

Peregrine Original (unframed) £120

Redstart Original (framed) £160	Hold your mouse over the small pictures for a larger version

Lapwings	Pied Flycatcher	Dipper Original (framed) £175
The book will contain almost 200 illustrations by some of Britain's best-known wildlife artists, including the late Sir Peter Scott, whose family has given permission for several of his works to be used. The writing will also be enhanced by many splendid photographs of Gloucestershire's birds, all taken by local photographers. The book is being published by Liverpool University Press and will be launched at the 'Nature in Art' gallery at Twigworth near Gloucester in October 2013. There will be an exhibition and sale of some of the artwork, also at Nature in Art, Nov 12th - Dec 15th 2013. A percentage of the proceeds from this sale will be donated to the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust, and royalties from the book will be used for conservation in the county.