A Wild Life

Smile prints now available

2011-05-05T20:24:00.000+01:00

Limited edition prints of my latest picture, 'Smile' can now be purchased at...
http://www.awildlife.co.uk/smile.htm

Smile

2011-05-02T14:23:00.004+01:00

Latest picture finally completed!
A3, limited edition of 500

link for prints coming as soon as I've updated my website!

Advanced Bodyworks - Sports Massage

2011-02-25T22:17:00.005Z

Ok... quick post with a blatant bit of nepotism...

Tamsin Slavin is a highly qualified, highly experienced Sports Masseuse who works with Team Bath and the English Institute of Sport (EIS). She also has access to various treatment rooms and offers home treatments.

her revamped web site is up and running at

http://www.advancedbodyworks.co.uk

Pale Blue Dot

2010-09-10T12:22:00.001+01:00

This never fails to move me, the world needs more people like Carl Sagan

The Sentry

2010-08-01T12:22:00.003+01:00

The Sentry

prints available here...

2010-07-24T08:15:00.000+01:00

I'll miss you buddy...

UK Wolf Trust

2010-07-07T18:03:00.002+01:00

Photos from my recent visit to the UK Wolf Conservation Trust http://www.ukwolf.org/

Art from the New World

2010-06-14T16:46:00.005+01:00

Recently visited the Art from the New World Exhibition in Bristol

Some great art on view...

Artists included:
JOSH AGLE (SHAG)
JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER
CHRIS ANTHONY
VAN ARNO
GARY BASEMAN
RAY CAESAR
COLIN CHRISTIAN
SAS CHRISTIAN
LUKE CHUEH
COOP
DAVE COOPER
RON ENGLISH
NATALIA FABIA
KORIN FAUGHT
SARAH FOLKMAN
MELISSA FORMAN
AJ FOSIK
CAMILLE ROSE GARCIA
MERCEDES HELNWEIN
DAVID HOCHBAUM
SYLVIA JI
ERIC JOYNER
DAVE KINSEY
KUKULA
JOE LEDBETTER
HENRY LEWIS
LOLA
TRAVIS LOUIE
MICHAEL MARARIAN
ELIZABETH MCGRATH
MIA
BRANDI MILNE
BUFF MONSTER
MICHAEL PAGE
MARION PECK
JOSHUA PETKER
CARLOS RAMOS
JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ (KMNDZ)
GRETCHEN RYAN
MARK RYDEN
KATHY STAICO SCHORR
TODD SCHORR
GREG SIMKINS (CRAOLA)
JOE SORREN
MIKE STILKEY
DAVID STOUPAKIS
ADAM WALLACAVAGE
KENT WILLIAMS
MARTIN WITTFOOTH

apologies for the quality of the photos (taken on my wifes phone!)

The Ad the Financial Times Refused to Run

2010-05-19T08:06:00.001+01:00

Amnesty International press release explains what happened:
Amnesty ‘disappointed’ by FT’s decision to pull ad targeting Shell

Posted: 18 May 2010
Financial Times’ late call thwarts Amnesty’s campaign
Amnesty International UK expressed its immense disappointment today at the Financial Times’ decision to pull a new hard-hitting advertisement at the last possible moment. The ad was due to appear today as Shell held its London AGM.
The advertisement focused on the appalling human rights record of Shell in Nigeria. It compared the company’s $9.8bn profits with the consequences of pollution caused by the oil giant for the people of the Niger Delta.
Numerous oil spills, which have not been adequately cleaned up, have left local communities with little option but to drink polluted water, eat contaminated fish, farm on spoiled land, and breathe in air that stinks of oil and gas.

Tim Hancock, Amnesty International UK’s campaigns director, said:
“The decision by the Financial Times is extremely disappointing. We gave them written reassurances that we would take full responsibility for the comments and opinions stated in the advertisement.
“Both The Metro and The Evening Standard had no problems with running the ad.”

Tim Hancock added:
“The money to pay for the advertisements came entirely from more than 2,000 individuals online, who we’d asked to fund an ad campaign targeting Shell’s AGM – and it really caught their imagination. And I am sure these supporters will share with us our sense of deep disappointment.”

Torak

2010-05-18T12:24:00.000+01:00

Ok... one final catch up post.
This is Torak, drawn from photos I took after a visit to the UK Wolf Trust

It is one of my favourite places to visit and I am proud to have my work for sale in their shop. 50% of the proceeds go to help this great place

Silverback

2010-05-13T11:35:00.000+01:00

Another older picture, this was entered for the 2010 David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the year award, but didn't get short-listed. I think last years success got my expectations up. I was a bit pee'd off but I think rejection helps you more than constantly being told you're great, it makes you re-examine what you are doing, always a good thing.

http://www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org/

My favorite of the entries is this stunning picture by Christina Penescu: http://www.wildlifeartistoftheyear.org/way_2010/160_penescu.shtml

Tequila Bottle Competition for Big Tattoo Planet

2010-05-08T15:49:00.000+01:00

Paul Slavin's Tequila Bottle for Big Tattoo Planet

I have entered a competition to design a limited edition tequila bottle and the result can be swayed by the ratings you get your friends and acquaintances to give you **cough 5 stars cough**.

If anyone out there can spare me a minute to view/vote it would be much appreciated!.

thanks guys...

Candy

2010-05-07T12:45:00.001+01:00

This was drawn for my mums birthday. A picture of her long deceased German Shepherd Candy, still missed to this day.

Guaranteed to make you smile

2010-05-06T13:43:00.000+01:00

this picture always makes me smile!

Mai

2010-05-06T12:51:00.001+01:00

The original of this piece has been donated to the
UK Wolf Trust where I photographed this wonderful wolf.

limited edition prints available from:
http://awildlife.co.uk/Mai.htm

Catch Up

2010-05-06T08:21:00.002+01:00

In an effort to try anf keep this blog a bit more relevant, I thought I'd start by posting a few of my last few pieces. First up 'Red Ruffed Lemur'. This was my first wildlife pic and was shortlisted for and won 'Peoples Choice' at the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the Year Award 2009

limited edition prints available from: http://awildlife.co.uk/redruffedlemur.htm

My first effort...

2008-07-23T11:20:00.001+01:00

Seeing as I've uploaded my new portrait I thought I may as well add my previous (and first) one

Finally.....

2008-07-23T11:11:00.001+01:00

Well after about 230 hours, I finally finished it (remind me to never do that much black background again)

A3 Bristol board, 0.5 2b mechanical pencil