| Nicholls Wildlife Art Survey 
Complete my survey and I pay PDC! I have been writing newsletters for some time now and decided I should ask you what you think of them! There are less than 20 questions in the survey so it doesn't take long to finish and for every newsletter subscriber who completes the survey before the end of July, I will donate US $1 to the Painted Dog Conservation project. How can you resist? If you are new to my newsletters you can still take the survey as there are also questions about my website and other items. |
Often people ask me 'what is Africa like?', as if it were one country rather then a huge continent. When I'm asked this question I like to use statistics to explain how huge Africa is. Statistics like this one: if you combined the United States, Europe, China and India into one land mass, the total area would be 12.5 milion square miles. Africa is almost the same size -11.7 million square miles! There are an estimated 2000 native languages spoken in Africa and the continent contains some of the world's oldest deserts, highest sand dunes, longest rivers & largest waterfalls. There are sweltering tropical rainforests, high cold plateaus and everything in between. And I haven't even mentioned the diversity of animal and bird life! So each country is unique in almost every way. My advice is to get out the map and start planning your own adventure! |
Another new sketch...
 "Brothers" watercolor on Yupo paper, 11 x 14" US $180 (25 % to Cheetah Conservation Fund) The painting "On Patrol" (shown earlier in the newsletter) was based on this sketch. Often the colors used in the sketch are completely different to those used in the full sized painting. This is partly because I don't want to just reproduce the sketch again as a painting but also because my ideas about the painting change as I go along. |
| My Latest Painting... "On Patrol" original watercolor 16x12" US $745 25% of sale price donated to Cheetah Conservation Fund. This painting shows 2 cheetah brothers patrolling their territory. Cheetah brothers often stay together when they leave their mothers. This vastly increases their chance of survival, ability to hold onto a territory and the chance of breeding. The painting was based on the "Brothers" Yupo sketch which is shown later in the newsletter. | | My Latest Sketch... "Cleaning Up" watercolor sketch 11 x 14" $180 25% of sale price donated to Cheetah Conservation Fund For the last few weeks cheetahs have been my main painting subject. This female is licking her paws - cleaning up after finishing her meal. It is very important for predators to ensure that they keep themselves clean as this directly affects their health and their health affects their ability to hunt. I sketched this cheetah with her paws crossed and used bold purple. I'm already thinking of how to use this as the basis for a larger watercolor so watch out and you may see her again in the near future. | | | Watch my video on Animal Planet! Sunday July 20th 9pm (US only) Recently I've spent a lot of time being interviewed. Last month I showed you my video profile created by the Westchester Arts Council and this month it is a piece on the Animal Planet TV channel. When I got back from Zimbabwe I loaded my video clips onto YouTube then I received a call from a production company making a new series for Animal Planet. It's called "Untamed and Uncut" and the first few episodes are already airing in the US. They will be using the video I took in Zimbabwe of an elephant calf being rescued from a drinking trough by Peter Blinston, the Painted Dog Conservation Project Manager. So a few weeks ago my home was transformed with lights and cameras and I sat and answered questions about the rescue and my trip. My German Shepherd dog Kim was intrigued by all the activity but luckily kept quiet during the filming!  The nerve-wracking part is that I don't get to see the episode before it airs. They also interviewed Peter, who rescued the elephant, so I'll probably find they have cut my interview out of the piece altogether (which might be quite a relief!). I donated the fee for the use of the video and the interview to the Painted Dog Conservation project so now I'm very glad I had a video camera handy during my trip. The episode will be shown on several different days and times so if you can't see it on July 20th you can check the schedule below and look for the Pregnant Tiger Rescue episode. (The programme doesn't seem to be airing in the UK yet but I will let you know when the dates are available). | | | | I'd like to thank you in advance for taking my survey and helping me donate to the Painted Dog Conservation project. I'll give you a summary of the results in my August newsletter. Have a great July and if you're in the US don't forget to look out for me on Animal Planet on the 20th! Regards Regards | |
http://www.nichollswildlifeart.com
Alison Nicholls: alison@nichollswildlifeart.com - 914-939-4023
Nicholls Wildlife Art. All Rights Reserved.
Alison Nicholls |
