Carol Barrett – wildlife artist

Drawing on the banks of the Luangwa river

Carol lives and works in Edinburgh at the Dovecot Studio and regularly travels to Africa to study, sketch and photograph wildlife in its natural habitat. Carol is a committed conservationist and is determined to use her talents to support endangered wildlife wherever possible. She is presently developing sketches done on a field trip to Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park and working on a new collection of paintings for a shared wildlife art exhibition with Graham Catlow, Frances Richardson and two sculptors, Richard Ballantyne and Carol Read, who work collaboratively.

‘Kindred Spirits’ Shared Wildlife Art Exhibition

at The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club,

Waterston House, Donald Watson Gallery,

Aberlady, East Lothian EH32 0PY

Open from Sunday 23rd February until 1st April 2020. Open 7 days 10am – 4pm

‘Sentience’ ~ Watercolour & Gouache

Sketching in Zambia’s South Luangwa NP

‘Interdependent’ ~ Watercolour

The sale proceeds of ‘Young Twiga’ in the ‘Kindred Spirits’ shared exhibition at The Scottish Ornithologists’ Club will be donated by Carol to GIRAFFECONSERVATION.ORG

Carol painting in her Dovecot Studio

Carol’s paintings are available for sale, and some of these are shown in the Painting galleries. She also undertakes commissions of wildlife in the client’s preferred medium, eg, pastel, watercolour, acrylic, ink, or mixed media.

‘Daily Ritual’ family herd by the Chobe River in northern Botswana~ Pastel

‘Sacred Valley Pride’, in South Luangwa ~ Watercolour and Gouache

‘Dependent on mum’~ in Botswana’s Selinda concession, ~ Cheetah mother with silver mantled kits

20% of all cheetah artwork sales will be donated to The Cheetah Conservation Fund

Carol wanted to lend her support to Project Luangwa by giving some of artwork inspired from being in the South Luangwa NP. She has produced a collection of wildlife cards which she has sent directly to Project Luangwa in Zambia where the entire proceeds of their sale will go directly to help the Project out in Zambia. Below are two card examples. Further details about Project Luangwa and more examples of the cards can be found on the conservation page.

‘Baby Steps’ ~ Original painting done in Pastel

‘Time to hunt’ ~ Original painting was created in Watercolour & Ink