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.