With their tufted ears, russet coats and fast, vigorous actions, pink squirrels are amongst Britain’s most enchanting woodland creatures. However these animals are extra than simply lovely creatures — every one has its personal spark, from curiosity to cheekiness, from resilience to playful vitality. I’ve painted them in all their moods and settings, capturing the traits that make them so enchanting.
1. Russet beauties
Squirrel of Formby | Restricted Version Print
This portray reveals you ways beautiful that pink coat actually is. It includes a resident of the Formby nature reserve in Merseyside, the place a small colony of pink squirrels nonetheless thrives.
Squirrel of Formby, restricted version print
2. Arboreal acrobats
Squirrel on Scots Pine | Bespoke Print Accessible on Request
Squirrels are unimaginable acrobats. This one, balancing excessive on a Scots pine because it munched on a hazelnut, was all agility and focus and I hope this portray displays that grace and precision.
Squirrel on Scots Pine| Bespoke Print Accessible on Request
3. Pleasant creatures
Crimson Squirrel within the Lake District
Perched on a mossy wall within the Lake District, this portray focuses on how pleasant these animals could be. This one was scampering alongside a wall the place a gaggle of native residents usually left hazelnuts and got here as much as see me.
4. Tailored for winter
Squirrel Nutkin | Restricted Version Print
Even within the crisp chill of winter, pink squirrels endure. This portray options one snacking on a nut it had cached away prepared for a chilly day and celebrates their resilience.
5. Cheeky characters
Squirrels of Snaizeholme | Bespoke Print Accessible on Request
In Yorkshire’s Dales, a thriving colony at Snaizeholme impressed this portray. I used to be captivated by one cheeky squirrel with a barely kinked tail — a real character.
Squirrels of Snaizeholme | Bespoke Print Accessible on Request.
6. Curious creatures
Inquisitive Squirrel | Bespoke Print Accessible on Request
Sunlit branches reveal this squirrel’s curiosity in full swing. Its alert eyes and twitching whiskers seize the playful, inquisitive aspect of the species.
7. Vigorous animals
Squirrel of Aviemore | Restricted Version Print
In Aviemore’s pine forests, pink squirrels bounce and dart with limitless vitality. This portray celebrates their vigorous, spirited character within the Highlands.
Crimson squirrels are filled with character, every one just a little woodland character. I hope these work offer you a glimpse of their appeal, vitality, and spirit.
