We are delighted to announce that The Artist Award in the recent Sketch for Survival competition goes to Sarah Rhiannon for her sensitive painting Look Up (above). Sarah writes: ‘My love of wildlife came long before I started painting and since picking up a paintbrush in 2020, it’s wonderful to combine the two, especially when the latter can help the former through initiatives such as Sketch for Survival. I watched this young lion in the Serengeti enjoying the breeze in the treetops. I was drawn to explore the dappled light that the tree cast and aimed to capture the intensity and curiosity of the lioness’s gaze whilst keeping a loose, impressionistic style. My background in zoology helps inform my painting decisions. Through previous wildlife-related jobs I have been fortunate to travel p Sarah Rhiannon Look Up, oil, 12x10in (30.5x25.5cm) around the world and see incredible animals in their natural environment, which has given me so much inspiration as I paint from my North Devon studio.
To see the Sketch for Survival exhibition online to go to explorersagainstextinction.co.ukFind out more about Sarah and her work at sarahrhiannonart.com