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Lindsey FoggettAbout the Artist
Lindsey Foggett’s future
seemed determined from a very early age. Growing up in a small village
in the heart of the English countryside, she soon developed a love and
fascination for wildlife and nature. Encouraged by two artistically
talented parents, her passion to paint and study wildlife was to evolve
into a lifelong career. Self-taught, Lindsey paints primarily with
acrylic, gouache and oil, and has painted full time since 1982. She
works in a natural, detailed style, striving to portray not only
realism, but also to capture the mood and personality of the animals.
North American predatory
animals play an important role in many of her paintings. “I enjoy
painting a wide variety of animals,” Lindsey states, “but I must
confess to a preoccupation with the predators. I find them quite
intriguing, partly because they are so elusive to study – it is so
exhilarating to see a wolf in the wild.” Lindsey's work shows not only
the powerful and intense nature of these animals, but also the gentle,
nurturing, and softer side of their personality.
To obtain reference for her
work, she has traveled to Europe, East Africa and throughout much of
North America, including extended canoe trips into the wilderness,
where she observes and photo-graphs wildlife to study their natural
habitats. Recent trips include a 170 mile wilderness expedi-tion on the
George River, Quebec, Canada ending in the Arctic Ocean. Paintings from
her canoe trips will be exhibited in an international exhibition tour
featuring other international artists from the trips, such as Robert
Bateman, commencing at the Smithsonian Institute in 2008.
Currently residing in the
San Bernardino Mountains of Southern California, she has an abundance
of reference for new paintings. Local trails into the wilderness
surround her home, where bears, mountain lions, bobcats, deer,
raccoons, coyotes and many other animals are frequently sighted. San
Gorgonio Gallery, owned by Lindsey, displays her work full time, in
Forest Falls, California.
Lindsey’s work has been
exhibited in shows and galleries throughout the United States and
inter-nationally in Hong Kong and Mayfair, London. Shows in the United
States include the Southeast-ern Wildlife Expo, SC, Arts for Parks Top
100, Nature Works, Tulsa, OK, Art of The Animal Kingdom, Bennington,
VT. Lindsey was featured artist in the Florida Wildlife Expo, FL
(2000), Wonders of Nature, Fallbrook, CA (2000), Wildlife Art Festival,
San Bernardino, CA (1997), Southeastern Invitational Miniature Show,
Germanton, NC (2002). Lindsey is a signature member of both The Society
of Animal Artists and The World Nature Artist Group.
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