Gordon Corrins
Gordon Corrins is a wildlife artist with a passion for raising awareness of not only endangered species but animal cruelty and mistreatment. He gives many of his paintings and prints to animal charities and worthy causes to raise funds.
“With every project I work on, I try to push materials and substrates a bit further. In 2010, I entered the David Shepherd Wildlife Competition with the painting of a sperm whale. The work reached the final and was displayed at the Mall Galleries in London as part of the week-long event. This was my ‘eureka’ moment, a combination of the right paint (E’tac fluid acrylics and ink), the right surface (Kaolin clay-covered board from Ampersand), and experimental techniques with the airbrush and various erasers and blades. Since then, I have developed these techniques further to produce the kinds of textures and ‘life’ I am aiming for”.
Created on an archival clay-covered panel using fluid acrylic, this work is a detailed study of an inflight bumblebee. It is UV varnished to protect it from direct sunlight.
Acrylic on Clayboard
Size Framed: 335mm x 330mm