Jonathan Pomroy ASWLA

Statement

I was fortunate to spend the last year of my degree at Bristol sketching birds from life, often at nearby Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve, Slimbridge. This was a truly inspirational time, working to produce as many field sketches as possible to practice drawing from life, but most importantly spending time observing the behaviour of birds and watching the weather and the effect it has on the landscape.

Since leaving art college I have worked as a freelance wildlife and landscape artist.

I place great importance on observing wildlife and landscape on location and keep extensive sketchbooks packed with ideas for compositions. I have found field sketching to be the most enjoyable aspect of being an artist. There is great excitement from spending time close to wildlife and inevitably this brings some fascinating insights into the behaviour of many species.