ARTWORK DESCRIPTION:

Alan Woollett’s drawing is a result of watching swallows in the summer over the Fleetwood Wrecks in Lancashire. The Wrecks are old fishing trawlers left to decay after the Cod Wars in the 1970’s. Alan was struck by how the fragility of the swallow juxtaposed nicely with the large rusting hulk of a boat, both of which he feels have a link to travel and both have beauty.

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Alan Woollett lives and works in Maidstone, Kent. A graduate of the Kent Institute of Art and Design, he has been drawing and painting birds professionally since 1998. His work is born out of a desire to convey the beauty and diversity of the avian world. In 2019 he was awarded Master Birds Artist status by the Woodson Art Museum in the USA, and he has been a previous category winner in the DSWF Wildlife Artist of the Year competition.