Wildlife Art - Original Paintings and Prints

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Welcome to the online gallery of artist Martin Ridley.

My specialist area is British wildlife and landscape paintings. Most of the original artwork is created using oils or watercolours.

UPDATED: 3rd FEBRUARY 2010

There are frequent website updates of new pictures and I display my current drawings and paintings using digital camera shots. Please revisit every few weeks, I'm sure there will be some fresh images for you to look at. You might also like to visit my other website www.wildlife-art-paintings.co.uk

Skinburness Marshes

Original oil on linen
image 6 x 8 feet
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The most frequently updated section is the "on the easel" page.

IN 2008 SWIFTS NESTED AT "ROSSAL"

Download video clips of our swifts on their nest

Swifts in the nest chamber
Mutual Preening
Screaming
1st Egg 2nd June
Swift chick just a few hours old
12 day old chick and both parents
16 day old chick flapping wings

View clips of the chick as it developed... Nestbox News
The chick was ringed and finally flew on 29th of July after its parents had already departed for Africa. The first 2009 swift was seen over Rossal on 10th May. We had two pairs of swifts breeding at Rossal in 2009 unfortunately neither used the nestbox with the camera.

Forthcoming Exhibitions

Each year I take part in a number of exhibiting events. In 2008 I'll be showing at Nature in Art in Gloucestershire, The Scottish Game Fair, Perthshire and The Moy Game Fair near Inverness. In London there is the annual Society of Wildlife Artist's exhibition at the Mall Galleries and in 2009 I'm taking part in an exhibition entitled Birds of the World at the Tryon Gallery in Cork Street. Full details are available on my events calendar page.

How to Commission a Painting

Perhaps you would like a special piece of artwork to remind you of an experience or as a gift for someone with a particular interest. Please read the advice on how to commission a painting and contact me to discuss any ideas that you have. I regret that I do not undertake any commissions of domestic animals or human portraits.

The "on the easel" page is used to share the creative process with my clients. Clients can follow the progress of their commission on-line and are sent an email whenever the page has an updated camera shot of their artwork. This idea is proving very popular and saving or printing the images of the developing painting from the web page adds a little extra to the provenance of the finished painting.

Clients sometimes ask me whether I would contact them if I ever produce a painting of a particular bird, animal or location. Please feel free to register your special requests. I cannot make any promises but if at a later date I generate any suitable work I'll get in touch.

"Amongst the Crags" Red deer stag and hinds

Original oil painting
image 24 x 48 inches
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