Wildlife Artist : Ian Griffiths (Griff)

Ian Griffiths (Griff)
Wildlife Artist

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This page will change as new paintings are developed so please bookmark. What the thumbnails do not show is the size of painting and these vary from 9" to 48" in width.

I used to paint every feather and indeed every barb on every feather but my paintings lacked life, after taking a break from painting birds I returned to my favorite subject with a more overall approach and depicted the subject in its environment. Although some of the detail has been taken out I am more at ease with the 'feeling' of the subject and the overall painting.

Availability	size inches	title
yes	10.5x22	the colony (sand martins)	I go passed this beach twice a day on my ...........
yes	10.5x22	on shore wind (Fulmar)	The colour of the sea on the Lizard is..........
yes	10.5x22	weight (Curlew)	The Curlew is a large wader but against the pier is.........
see main text	24x48	Granite (ringed plover)	Ringed plovers go about their daily routine on this..........
yes	30x20	beach reflections (ringed plover)	I enjoy painting granite so this is from a different.........
see main text	20x30	Mud (black headed gull)	The first in a series exploring the reflective properties of........
yes	20x30	river reflections (shelducks)	Within sight of Tescos car park a world goes on............
yes	12x24	river reflections II (shelduck)	The reflections of the mud on Truro river is...........
sold	24x18	raindrops (kingfisher)	The key painting for me in starting to understand.........
yes	20x30	snipe pool (snipe)	On Goonhilly downs pools are formed by.....................
yes	17x12	owl and apples (little owl)	I took 2 years to complete this painting because............
yes	10x22	serpentine and gabbro (pied wagtail)	You can see a painting and know when it is not right as............
sold	30x20	flooded (grey wagtail)	Frenchman's creek is a magical place at..............
sold	30x20	stealth	The finches are hardly noticeable until flushed by the...........
yes	24x18	twisted (great tits)	Great tit noisily look for insects amongst the wet.............
yes	16x7	kingfisher reflections	Kingfishers often fish from under the bank on the........
sold	17x10	Egret (little egret)	The surreal waters are highlighted by only using...........
sold	27x40	spirit of cornwall (choughs)	The symbol on the Cornish coat of arms and a welcome........
sold	9x18	blackcaps and magnolia	The blackcaps return each winter to my garden and are........
sold	17x13	wheatear at chysauster	A symbol of the returning spring resting at the ancient......
sold	9x7	Wren	Small portraits of our common birds are much.......

Light and atmosphere are as important as the subject itself. I want to achieve a sense of realism rather than trying to create a photo realistic painting and looking into the future I feel this will give me a greater freedom portraying of the natural world especially subjects like the sea.

I use field study for inspiration and seldom paint something I have not seen or witnessed first hand, generally it is the habitat which creates the finished work but on occasions the wildlife subject is the reason for the painting and I am even drawn to painting just that subject with no background detail.

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