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I have always had a passion for nature and art. Throughout my childhood I loved to draw animals and explore wild places. It was hard for me to decide to focus on art or biology, but a trip to the Hudson Bay Lowlands surveying birds while still in high school solidified my resolve to understand the things that I love to paint. Although I studied biology in university, I was always drawn to art, often being commissioned by individuals to provide specific paintings. My work has been published in a fisheries book and later a dragonfly identification book, the first of its kind in Canada. In addition to the books, my art has been reproduced in a number of publications and magazines and has been used for groups such as Bird Studies Canada. My background as a biologist, naturalist and nature lover has given me a familiarity with the things...

I have always had a passion for nature and art. Throughout my childhood I loved to draw animals and explore wild places. It was hard for me to decide to focus on art or biology, but a trip to the Hudson Bay Lowlands surveying birds while still in high school solidified my resolve to understand the things that I love to paint. Although I studied biology in university, I was always drawn to art, often being commissioned by individuals to provide specific paintings. My work has been published in a fisheries book and later a dragonfly identification book, the first of its kind in Canada. In addition to the books, my art has been reproduced in a number of publications and magazines and has been used for groups such as Bird Studies Canada. My background as a biologist, naturalist and nature lover has given me a familiarity with the things I depict through paint or wool, something I feel is important. Although I feel that no form of art can truly capture nature's beauty, I love the challenge of trying to highlight some of its creatures. My work falls into three general categories: natural history paintings and illustration, abstract digital images of natural items, and wool felted animals. Although these various art forms are very different from one another each stems from a deep love and appreciation of nature and are my attempt to celebrate different ways of looking at the world. Please visit my other webpage to see the other forms of art I create. http://andreakingsley.wix.com/andreaart2