Jackie Garner - British Wildlife Artist

Wildlife Art Talks & Workshops
Now booking for 2012-13. Watch a video preview of my 'Focus on the Falklands' talk

Purple Gallinule painting
in acrylics. Buy online
or see more like this in
my wildlife art shop

Jackie Garner, British wildlife artist
Decided that I should embrace the animal-, insect- and reptile- side of wildlife art in 2012. Got to admit though, that this close encounter with a boa constrictor was a bit closer than I usually get to my wildlife subjects!
But isn't it beautiful?

Talking of beautiful, this is my take on an African elephant.

African elephant, acrylics painting

I'm a member of the
Wildlife Artists NetLink

Latest illustrations:
The Snowy Owl monograph

Recommended products for wildlife artists
I'm always being asked which art materials I use, which optics I prefer or which books I recommend, so I thought a new page on my website would be helpful. I'll keep adding to it as I discover new products that support the wildlife artist, but to start off, here are some of my favourites
>> my recommendations

Festival of Birds at WWT Slimbridge this weekend (4-5 Feb 2012)
Simon King will be opening the renovated Zeiss hide, and there'll be lots of experts on hand to help make the most of your visit. Indoor events will include wildlife art, talks, trade stands and even poetry reading. More details on my >> Wildlife art blog

Featured artist in Sporting Gun magazine
Delighted to be featured artist in the current edition of Sporting Gun magazine. Here's the article >> Born to Paint

Jackie Garner, British Wildlife Artist
I'm a British wildlife artist, who paints UK and international wildlife and occasionally still life and portraits. My wildlife art has been inspired by visits to the Falkland Islands and Egypt, and recently I've been commissioned for various wildlife illustration projects. I'm a keen birder so many of my most recent works are paintings of British birds.
See my wildlife artist profile >>

Wildlife Art Gallery
My artwork usually starts with experiencing wildlife in its own environment. My sketches are made outdoors in front of the subject, and they either remain as sketches or are later worked up in the studio. You can see examples of my wildlife paintings, in various media, in the online wildlife art gallery >>.

Falklands penguins, painting in acrylics, link to Falklands page

Swallows painting