Your chance to meet Film and Conservation Legend Virginia McKenna!

Founded by actress Virginia McKenna OBE, The Born Free Foundation is an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. This year the charity is marking it’s thirtieth anniversary. In recognition of this milestone, wildlife artist and S.O.F.A. member Pollyanna Pickering  is delighted … More Your chance to meet Film and Conservation Legend Virginia McKenna!

Look out for Painting Cats in October Issue of Leisure Painter

S.O.F.A. member Sue Sareen has an article on “Painting cats” due to come out in the October edition of the art magazine “Leisure Painter”. Sue’s article emphasises and discusses the importance of continuously sketching and painting cats from life and the different mediums one could use to do this.  She also talks about her method … More Look out for Painting Cats in October Issue of Leisure Painter

Wonders of Winter Art

France Bauduin, one of our members, has won the recent Strathmore Wonders of Winter Art Competition run by Jacksons Art Supplies for her painting ‘Cat-ching Snowballs’.  Congratulations France! ‘Colour Pencils drawing on 500 SERIES Charcoal, Blue Gray, 64lb of my cat Laila, then nine months old discovering how fun snow can be. The picture was … More Wonders of Winter Art

Sir David Attenborough Picks a winner for Pollyanna

The winning ticket in the Pollyanna Pickering Foundation Winter Prize draw has been drawn by natural history broadcasting legend Sir David Attenborough. The lucky winner, Mr Grayling of Sheffield has won an original painting. For most people Sir David Attenborough is both the face and voice of Wildlife. As Britain’s best-known natural history film-maker, he … More Sir David Attenborough Picks a winner for Pollyanna

White Chin and Magnificat by Marilyn Edwards and France Bauduin

S.O.F.A. member France Bauduin has beautifully illustrated Marilyn Edwards book White Chin. Behind each book there is a story, not just the story it tells but how it came to life.   Here is how it all started for France…  “I first met Marilyn Edwards as a fan of her well known Cats of Moon Cottage … More White Chin and Magnificat by Marilyn Edwards and France Bauduin