We have snow too! This is George …

And today playing with ideas around the founder of the RSPB Emily Williamson …. . .

More. War pigeons , collage, ink drawings, text, enjoying to stories of individual pigeons and the vital role they played in many ways…unknowingly saving so many lives…

Whilst watching Crows, sheep and horses, going about their daily lives commiunicating with each other often across spiecies I was thinking…we spend much time and money in consideration of communication with alien beings …but as yet we cannot communicate effectively with the animals and birds on our own plbanet.

One of the ink sketches I did for the previous painting of the ww2 carrier pigeon GI Joe from a series called the beautiful and the damned..for my MA in authorial illustration back in 2014 . #warofthebirds #art #maillustration #mafalmouthuni #falmouthuni #illustration #painting #waranimals #warpigeons #carrierigeons #pigeon #racingpigeon #gijoe #wildlifeartist. . #darknarrative #humananimal #authorialillustration #contemporarypainting #narrative #art #conceptual #britishartist #contemporaryartgallery

My Painting of GI Joe interesting documentary called “War of the Birds” Mentions him and others… animals and birds give so much to use often without knowing it…also sad with so much loss of life both Human and Pigeon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZfjbfe5SXM

Next will be war pigeons …. I am looking forward to discovering the narrative as I start my research …. . . .

Also working on one about childhood memories ….there is always an animal there somewhere…and it’s not even my childhood! . . … #workinprogress #wip #artiststudio #inthestudio #art #illustration #collage #zine #bookmaking #dinasdinlle #memories #childhood #mixedmedia #wildlifeartist. . #darknarrative #humananimal #authorialillustration #contemporarypainting #narrative #art #conceptual #britishartist #contemporaryartgallery

Looking at ‘mothers of conservation ‘ today and a little collage .. . .

The great auk extinction 1844 hunted for food, feathers, bait, museums and collectors …..sadly gone forever, playing with collage, narrative and zines

Because it’s valentine’s Day 💓💓💓. .. . .however, these are Bali starlings when I painted it there were only 20 left in the wild…due to the trapping for the pet trade…this painting is currently in an exhibition at @wwtslimbridge . .#valentinesday #lovebirds #extinction #worldwildlifeday #wwtslimbridge #balistarlings . .