Originals
Alison Chinn - Pet Portrait and Wildlife Artist
“It seems to me that the natural world is the greatest source of excitement; the greatest source of visual beauty, the greatest source of intellectual interest. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.”
If you would like to become a collector of my artwork please get in touch to purchase an original piece or to discuss commissioning.
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Portrait of a Red Squirrel - 9 x 9 inches
Date of Completion: 26.03.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 9 x 9 Inches
Photographic Reference by Paul Williams.
For over 10,000 years, Britain has been home to Red Squirrels.
It’s rare now to see a russet furry fellow climbing the trees. There are only about 140,000 left, sighted mostly in northern England, Scotland and Wales. Grey squirrels were introduced to England from North America and sadly is a huge factor in the decline of our native species, as greys carry Squirrelpox and this is fatal to our red friends.
Red squirrels don’t hibernate, either - so they rely on their hard work burying their food in the ground throughout the year. They spend much of their time in tree canopies, and as our beloved woodlands are slowly decreasing, it is so disheartening that their natural habitat is being ripped away.
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
My original, hand-drawn, coloured-pencil portrait of a red squirrel; Regis. Characterfully named by a wonderful client after selling her story about a squirrel that made a nest in her back garden!
Regis is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
Europe
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Portrait of Fly Agaric - 6 x 6 inches
Date of Completion: 10.04.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 6 x 6 Inches
Fly Agaric, a fairy-tale mushroom known for it’s bright red surface and white spots. Incredibly poisonous and hallucinogenic to us, this fungus is edible for some woodland wildlife including red squirrels - a good tasty snack for Regis!
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
‘Fly Agaric’ is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
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Portrait of White Pumpkins - 4 x 4 inches
Date of Completion: 10.04.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 4 x 4 Inches
Pumpkins come in all different colours, the rarest being blue! White pumpkins have become popular recently in fall decor for ornamental displays, but not many farmers grow them. Pumpkins can be a great tasty snack for foxes, squirrels, badgers and birds - but if your garden is host to a family of hedgehogs, please don’t leave them out as too much of this big vegetable can be fatal to our spiny friends!
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
‘White Pumpkins’ is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
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Date of Completion: 05.04.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 3 x 3 Inches
SOLD
Seeds of Change, a collection of three tiny original coloured pencil drawings of tree seeds.
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
My original, hand-drawn, coloured-pencil portraits of an acorn, conkers and sycamore seeds. ‘Seeds of Change’ is a collection containing three individual studies of tree seeds, each framed and mounted to a professional standard.
‘Seeds of Change’ is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
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Portrait of Mycena Mushrooms - 6 x 6 inches
Date of Completion: 10.04.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 6 x 6 Inches
Mycena, a common mushroom found growing in woodlands on decaying tree stumps. They begin brownish in colour and begin to fade over time.
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
Mycena is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
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Portrait of Maple Leaves - 4 x 4 inches
Date of Completion: 10.04.2023
Artwork Dimensions: 4 x 4 Inches
Deep orange and browns are trademark autumnal colours and falling leaves are sure-signs the seasons are changing. Many wildlife species rely on these fallen leaves for cover and insulation during the colder months. Pollinators and insects benefit from these habitats so leaving dead habitats is really beneficial for those butterflies and bees!
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards Rewilding Europe.
‘Maple Leaves’ is part of the Europe collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on Bristolboard Vellum Paper.
Artworks in this category are designated supporters of Rewilding Europe.
Africa
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750,000 - Portrait of a Zebra
Artwork Dimensions: 40 x 40cm
Date of Completion: 05/07/2021
Photographic Reference by Gillian Merritt.
750,000.
That’s how many plains zebras we have left in our wild. Maybe that seems like a lot. Maybe they’re not as threatened as some other of our planet’s species. But their population has decreased by 24% since 2002, according to IUCN. Considering their gestation length is 10 years, that’s only within 2 generations.
If we were talking about the human race, that’s a loss of 1.8 billion people in just under 20 years.
I made the decision to offer my skills to help support conservation efforts for our planet. This is incredibly important to me, and to the rest of us. 10% of the original portrait proceeds will go towards African Wildlife Foundation (AWF).
750,000 is part of the Africa collection and has been carefully crafted with professional coloured pencils, on light grey Pastelmat 360gsm paper.
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Portrait of a Giraffe (close up) 10x10 Inch
Artworks in this category are designated supporters of African Wildlife Foundation.
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Portrait of a Giraffe
Americas
Artworks in this category have yet to be designated a Charity.
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Portrait of a Brown Bear 9x9 Inches
Art for Conservation
It’s a deep ambition of mine to direct my work towards rewilding our planet and conserving our natural wildlife.
Each original piece is designated to support a charity devoted to protecting our planet and its species - to find out more about the charities I fundraise for, please select an original to read more.
Items in my shop that feature my wildlife pieces are also fundraisers for my chosen charities. Visit the shop to find out more.
