Following on from my previous blog I’ve recently been invited to join “Artists Against Extinction”. Firstly this is one heck of a cause. It gives artists the opportunity to come together under one banner and do something about the current situation regarding poaching or habitat elimination/degradation. As wildlife artists we want to find any opportunities to give back. Artists tend to be passionate people and we direct that passion towards our subject matter, in this case wildlife. I have a few pieces of art up on the site and the sale of each piece gives me chance to support one or more organisation.

Where would we be without the wonderful wild creatures that we draw and paint? Well, if we do nothing we may soon get a chance to find out.

Karen Laurence-Rowe, a wonderful artist from Kenya and winner of the David Shepherd Wildlife Artist of the year award 2012, put this group and website together and this brings me to my second point. I get the opportunity to be involved with something worthwhile but with people who are heroes to me. Some of the other artists are legendary names in our world. I also have  two things in common with Karen. We were both born in Uganda and we both lived in Kenya (though she still lives there).

The link to the website is below. Please browse some of the brilliant art and get to know more about this excellent initiative, and if you wish to purchase something, do so in the knowledge that a large portion of the money will go to a worthwhile cause. Everyone is a winner!

http://www.artistsagainstextinction.com/