Alan Woollett Named Main Creative Soul For 'Birds Inward Art' 2019

Alan Woollett

British coloured pencil creative someone Alan Woollett will endure the 2019 Master Artist at the 44th annual “Birds inwards Art” exhibition at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum in USA inwards the Autumn.  The annual exhibition is i of the premier international exhibitions of aeroplane artwork - in addition to attracts entrants from closed to the world.

Alan's advert volition endure joining this list of Master Wildlife Artists previously honoured inwards this way.

Features of his artwork include:

• he's passionate almost conveying the beauty of birds in addition to the complexities in addition to simplicity of these amazing creatures. 
• his artwork conveys the joys of observing, drawing, in addition to appreciating nature.
• his compositions are ever unusual. I observe he has a way of revealing novel ways of looking at birds or enabling y'all to notice something you've non noticed before
• his aeroplane are oftentimes given a context which way they don't boundary out at y'all only cleave to their camouflage
• he draws inwards graphite and/or coloured pencil - in addition to has transitioned from graphite to coloured pencil over time

In damage of "Birds inwards Art"

Birds inwards Art is an international juried exhibition organized annually past times the Woodson Art Museum.

• Alan demonstrated persistence in addition to submitted artwork for the annual exhibition v times earlier he was successful inwards 2011 with a graphite go in addition to attended the exhibition.

“When I initially scanned the galleries, I knew I’d cause got to stride it upwards fifty-fifty more, if I hoped to return.”

• Woollett’s outset colored-pencil go to endure exhibited inwards “Birds inwards Art,” “Northern Mockingbird,” was acquired past times the Woodson Art Museum inwards 2013, which he described equally “a dandy feeling in addition to an honor.” 

Northern Mockingbird past times Alan Woollett

• Selected for inclusion inwards “Birds inwards Art” vii times, he travelled from England to Wausau, Wisconsin (inbetween Minnepolis in addition to Lake Michigan) to attend the exhibition opening i time again inwards 2012 in addition to 2015. 

“Seeing my go inwards the ‘Birds inwards Art’ exhibition with that of thence many dandy artists never ceases to brand me smile. It is actually such an honor.”

The 2019 “Birds inwards Art” exhibition, on thought September 7 through Dec 1, volition feature

• a choice of Woollett’s artwork 
• more than 100 original paintings, sculptures, in addition to graphics created inside the final iii years past times artists from throughout the world. 
• The exhibition’s full-color catalogue, featuring an examine almost the 2019 Master Artist, volition endure available for buy inwards September at the Woodson Art Museum.

Submissions for the exhibition tin withal endure made. The Online submission in addition to postmark deadline  for entries is April 22, 2019. This is the prospectus for the exhibition.

About Alan Woollett

• Born inwards 1964 inwards Chatham, Kent, England, he straight off lives in addition to industrial plant inwards Maidstone, Kent, England, with his wife, 2 children, in addition to 2 springer spaniels.
• He became interested inwards birds piece birdwatching inwards his dorsum garden equally a immature boy. 
• His childhood drawing pursuits in addition to an “I-Spy Birds” mass given to him past times his woman nurture ingrained an involvement that was to prevarication dormant until many years later. 
• He studied graphic blueprint at the Kent Institute of Art in addition to Design, straight off called the University for the Creative Arts. His 2 years equally a educatee in that place “reignited my passion for art, drawing, in addition to the natural world,” 
• In 1993 he received an OND, Ordinary National Diploma, inwards graphic blueprint in addition to illustration. 
• Since graduation he has concentrated on aeroplane in addition to wild animals art. 
• He farther developed his skills drawing with graphite “whilst seriously harboring a wishing to pigment birds inwards watercolor,” he said. 
• A local naturalist in addition to illustrator taught him how to role a paintbrush, in addition to he focused on honing his paradigm skills during the adjacent few years equally a stay-at-home nurture of his 2 children.
• Gradually, he transitioned to working inwards colored pencil, after initially using them to add together fine details to his paintings in addition to and then using them to a greater extent than extensively to consummate his drawings. 

“I had ever felt much to a greater extent than comfortable with a pencil inwards manus than a paintbrush"

• In 2000, Alan won the prestigious, ‘Bird Artist of the Year’ laurels for the twelvemonth 2000, which is awarded past times Birdwatch Magazine, for his pencil drawing of a heron. 
• In 2016, he won the Earth’s Beautiful Creatures Award, 2016 at the “Wildlife Artist of the Year,” exhibition run past times the David Shephard Foundation (see Wildlife Artist of the Year 2016 - The Awards).
• In 2017, his mass “Bird Art,” was published past times Search Press Limited. (See my blog post Review: Bird Art past times Alan Woollett). 
• You tin likewise read Sketching 365 - creates his fine art inwards his studio at the bottom of his garden at his abode inwards Kent. 

Alan Woollett working inwards his studio inwards Maidstone

“I’m withal taking inwards the fact that my go is deemed worthy of existence exhibited with that of such esteemed in addition to talented artists. It’s such a huge abide by in addition to i that has me withal pinching myself most mornings when I sit down to pull inwards my humble trivial studio.” 

Alan Woollett’s artwork has been featured inwards exhibitions throughout England, including 

• “National Exhibition of Wildlife Art” at the Gordale Garden Centre, Burton, South Wirral; 
• seasonal exhibitions at Francis Iles Galleries inwards Rochester, Kent; 
• Annual Exhibitions of the “United Kingdom Colored Pencil Society” at Menier Gallery inwards London. 

His awards include 

• Earth’s Beautiful Creatures Award, 2016, “Wildlife Artist of the Year,” from Mall Galleries inwards London (see the top photo) and 
• Bird Artist of the Year, 2000, past times “Birdwatch Magazine.”

Alan does non cause got a website only does cause got a Facebook Page where y'all tin see his artwork in addition to contact him if interested inwards making a purchase. You tin likewise follow him on Twitter @awoollett

He is likewise represented past times the Francis Iles Gallery inwards Rochester inwards Kent - who cause got his artwork to Art Fairs inwards the UK.

Drawings past times Alan Woollett at the Works on newspaper Fair inwards 2017

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