WILDLIFE artist Jeremy Paul will exhibit in the Isle of Man for the first time in two years.

 
The local artist who lives in Colby will show a collection of 40 paintings at the Sayle Gallery in Douglas throughout November.

Included in the collection will be six paintings that have been used for this year's Christmas stamps collection called Birds in Winter.

The exhibition will also showcase two paintings that have won first place in the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year competition.

These are Jeremy's painting of an otter called Island which won the British Mammals category and a painting of a wondering albatross in the southern ocean which won the Frozen Planet category.

A painting of whooper swans, which took the runner up spot in the Animals in their Environment category, will also be on display.

Jeremy said the exhibition doesn't just focus on local wildlife. He explained: "The show also includes paintings from trips to Africa, India and the Polar Regions - I have actually just returned from a two week camping trip to Botswana with 10 other artists.

"However I still probably do more paintings of local wildlife from the Island. Indeed I have had some of my greatest success with local images including paintings selected for the prestigious Birds in Art in the USA."

He also spoke about the way in which he creates his paintings adding: "I work in acrylics building up layers of paint very gradually to give the final effect of depth and tone. 

"It is often assumed that I use very fine brushes but this is not the case - the bulk of the work is done with fairly large brushes and I only use fine brushes in the later stages.

"Painting is all about illusion - producing a realistic image that has depth on a flat surface."

Jeremy's work will be on display at the Sayle Gallery in the Villa Marina Colonnade from Friday, November 4 to Sunday, November 27.  For more information visit www.jeremypaulwidlifeartist.co.uk.