"Glennys' Daughter"
Pastel on Mi-Teintes paper, 2005
In addition to wildlife art, I've completed a number of portrait commissions over the past few years. Please email me for further details if you are interested at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Monday, October 1, 2012
"Eaten Alive"
Pastel on Mi-Teintes paper, 2012
Artist's statement:
During daylight hours the fantail or piwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa) are almost never still, and nor are they shy. You’ll often observe them flitting within a few metres of people, and in doing so they are able to catch any small flying insects that may have been disturbed by human presence.
The unfortunate victim on this occasion is an endemic vigilant mosquito (Culex pervigilans), one of the 16 species of mosquito now found in New Zealand. Twelve of these (including the vigilant) are natives, while four have been introduced inadvertently by man.
Available as a quality limited edition giclee print on either canvas or acid-free paper, email me at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz for further details.
"The Nectar Junkies" - 2012
Artist’s statement:
The iconic tui (Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae) has a beak curvature perfectly adapted over countless centuries to collect large quantities of nectar from the intense red flowers of the New Zealand flax, or harakeke (Phormium tenax). Sometimes the nectar ferments, resulting in the tui flying in a fashion that suggests that they might be drunk. The tui fulfills its end of the bargain with the flowers’ pollen covering the bird’s upper beak.
The European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is a very recent arrival on the scene. Early settlers realised that without the presence of long tongued (pollinating) bees, the fruit trees and crops they had brought over from Europe would not become established. At the time these bees were first introduced into Northland’s Hokianga Harbour in 1839, New Zealand already had two native species of bee. Neither one was suitable for pollinating crops or producing honey.
(There are around 16,000 species of bee worldwide. Only seven of these are responsible for creating honey).
Available as a quality limited edition giclee print on either canvas or acid-free paper, email me at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz for further details.
"White Heron Study" - Pastel on Mi-Teintes paper, 2006
Available as a quality limited edition giclee print on either canvas or acid-free paper, email me at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz for further details.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
"Fisherman's Point" - pastel on Canson Mi-Teintes paper, 2009
Artist's statement -
There must be a thousand spots throughout New Zealand nicknamed "Fisherman's Point" by the locals. On this particular one, we see a kotare (sacred kingfisher) poised on the point's edge, sharing his space with weathered nylon and rusty fish hook... startled suddenly, perhaps, by the approach of another fish hunter.
Available as a quality limited edition giclee print on either canvas or acid-free paper, email me at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz for further details.
Available as a quality limited edition giclee print on either canvas or acid-free paper, email me at bevan.fidler@xtra.co.nz for further details.
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