The Spotted Sphynx - African Cheetah

Built for speed to run down their prey Cheetahs are one of the most vulnerable of African cats. The threats they face to survive are numerous including the illegal pet trade, habitat loss and predation by other bigger and stronger big cats. I was captivated reading Joy Adamson's book The Spotted Sphynx describing her experience of rescue and care of a female cheetah cub she rehabilitated to the wild. A statement piece with a distinct African theme.

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Sharing the beauty and wonder of nature through my paintings feels so necessary in a world undergoing profound change where animals are experiencing such pressure to survive. I like to challenge my abilities, to convey the magic of the natural world and my respect for it. My work is mostly a hybrid of abstraction and realism, often experimental, growing and changing with my explorations but always responding to my subject and what I want to say about it ​using a variety of media, paint and collage.