Avocet Trio
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Oil on Board 16" x 12" Painted from studies and sketches from the Allen Hide, RSPB Leighton Moss reserve June 2016. This was started in April, and finally completed last week. The Avocets seem to be permanent residents over at the reserve, and are frequently seen from one or both of the hides closest to the sea. Its amazing to think that these beautiful birds were completely wiped out in the UK. However, possibly dislodged from their breeding sites in Holland during the war a few pairs nested in Suffolk, and now it is estimated that there are around 1400 breeding pairs with many more spending the winter on our shores.
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Ian Black
Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…
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