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by Jo Woolf

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  • Black grouse – a new painting

    July 15, 2015 /

    Colin has been working on this painting of black grouse over the last couple of weeks – it was on his easel at the Scottish Game Fair, and it’s now finished. There’s a lovely iridescence in the male’s plumage, and the two greyhens are beautiful in their intricate camouflage.  The grass was probably the biggest headache – weaving it around to make it look real! Images copyright © Colin Woolf.  More of his work can be seen at www.wildart.co.uk You can read more about black grouse here on The Hazel Tree.  

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    How many people have seen a woodcock carrying its chick in flight? Colin's lovely new painting captures just that... and it's painted with a woodcock's feather!

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