Sam Harvey

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Gender	Female
Industry	Arts
Location	Woodford, London, United Kingdom
Introduction	I was raised in the depths of rural Kent. Growing up surrounded by rolling hills, a garden full of chickens and the wildlife of the countryside no doubt helped develop my fascination for the natural world. Although primarily self-taught, I studied a degree in Illustration, with a view to enter the world of Children’s book illustration. Since graduating, this dream has proved illusive, so I am now developing a fine art career, concentrating on the subjects I love the most. I use a mixture of inks and watercolours to create my paintings. The combination of these mediums produces such vibrant results, and no two paintings are ever the same. I tend to focus more on birds as a subject matter. Their colours, feathers and characters are endlessly fascinating, and a real challenge to re-create in paint. Recently I have been branching out into Koi and British mammals. The majority of my avian paintings can be seen at ‘Birds Birds Birds’ in Faversham. There is also a small collection of paintings at the ‘Church Mouse Gallery’ in Hythe. This year I was also shortlisted as a finalist in the BBC Wildlife Artist of the Year, so my work is slowly but surely becoming recognised.