ARTWORK DESCRIPTION:

Whilst at Bristol Zoo Annabel had the pleasure of seeing these small penguins. In her painting Annabel wanted to capture their comical faces and colours against a sand colour background of an African sunny beach.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Born into the Cheshire countryside Annabel Thornton has been passionate about wildlife from an early age. This passion continued at Cheltenham College of Art where she gained a BA Fine Art Honours Degree. Since turning professional Annabel has concentrated on portraiture along with her work on natural form. Her main choice of mediums are acrylic/oil on canvas and charcoal on watercolour paper. Annabel is a member of the Society of Woman Artists and an Associate Member of the Society of Equestrian Artists.