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| On March 28, 2007, UK artist Pollyanna Pickering and her daughter/manager Anna-Louise Pickering departed for Bhutan sketch and paint the rare flora and fauna of this largely undisturbed region of the Himalayas.
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| Pollyanna's Lion Sculpture unveiled |
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Pollyanna was joined by actress and conservationist Virginia McKenna to officially unveil one of the most unusual pieces of artwork she has ever completed! ‘Good Morning Africa' is a life size lion sculpture, designed and painted by Pollyanna as part of the
Pride of Northampton event.
For a 10 week period in Summer 2010, Northampton's streets, parks, open spaces and shopping centres will be joined by a pride of 5ft lions in the town's most high profile event, engaging artists, community groups and schools and attracting regional and national visitors to the town centre. Pollyanna is delighted that she has been selected as one of the artists to paint one of these magnificent sculptures, which will bring an explosion of colour and excitement to Northampton's streets and open spaces. A significant amount of money raised through the auction of the lions in September will be donated to The Born Free Foundation and to a local Northampton charity, the Cynthia Spencer Hospice.
The statue was unveiled by Pollyanna and Virginia at Born Free's Pride in the Park Ball in Derby, where he stood beside the red carpet to greet visitors as they entered! He has now joined the rest of the forty strong Pride on display in the city streets of Northampton. Already proving to be one of the most popular lions on display, he has been selected as one of twelve to be featured in a pack of commemorative postcards.
Pollyanna commented "The deep terracottas and warm golds and reds used in the design were inspired by my painting safaris throughout Africa, from the mountains of Ethiopia to the deserts of Namibia. The outline map of Africa and glowing sunset embody the wonder of the Continent on which the lion roams, while the main bold symbols of rock art were inspired by my visits to sites of ancient civilisations close to Born Free's Shamwari reserve in South Africa. I am fascinated by the idea of combining my own 21st century work with the work of artists from thousands of years ago. Wildlife Art is the oldest art form - the earliest cave paintings ever discovered depict animals. As the project will benefit Born Free, I have included an extract of the evocative lyric of the Oscar winning song – while the compass on the back of the lion points the way to their inspirational conservation work around the globe."
As Pollyanna is so used to working on 2 dimensional canvasses, painting on a 3D sculpture proved quite a challenge – but one she enjoyed very much!
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