New!! Pollyanna’s daughter & business partner Anna-Louise has a brand new instagram account – @annalouisepix . Why not follow her to see lots of images of travel, wildlife….. and of course the paintings of Pollyanna Pickering!Check her page now to see the first pictures from their recent field trip in the Highlands of Scotland – and pages from Pollyanna’s Scottish sketchfolder. There will be regular shots of work on the easel to come…..Find her images at https://www.instagram.com/annalouisepix/
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Pollyanna is honoured and delighted to have been given the Gold Medal for the Best Painting in Show at the Association of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition for her study of a Jacob’s Ram.The painting was selected from hundreds or works on exhibition at the Castle Park Arts Centre in Frodsham, Cheshire, submitted by artists from throughout the UK and around the world.“it was a huge surprise” Pollyanna commemnted after collecting her award at the Preview evening “It is quite a subtle picture, and I thought it could easily be overlooked, so I am absolutely delighted that...
Pollyanna is delighted to have made the final shortlist of 12 artists for the ‘Landscape Painter of the Year’ for her painting ‘By The Light of the Silvery Moon’! Towards the end of 2016 Derbyshire Life launched a search to find the region’s most talented artists. Pollyanna is especially pleased to have been shortlisted despite the fact that she is of course primarily a wildlife artist!!The image has also been released as a limited edition print – find out more here:http://www.pollyannapickeringstudio.co.uk/catalogue/limited-editions/by-the-light-of-the-...
In December 2016 Pollyanna stepped off a plane on to Australian soil – and in doing so successfully completed an incredible quest – to be one of the few artists who have painted on all seven continents. Driven by the beauty and intricacy of the wilderness, she is renowned for her travels into some of the most remote and inhospitable parts of the world, where she studies and paints endangered species in their increasingly fragile habitats.On all except the very first of her journeys, Pollyanna has been accompanied by her daughter and business partner Anna-Louise (above) who not...
Pollyanna was honoured to be invited to join HRH Princess Michael of Kent – who is a huge cheetah lover – at a gala fundraising event for the Cheetah Conservation Fund. They are pictured above with award winning photographer Angie Scott (centre).Held at the prestigious May Fair Hotel in London, over 160 guests gathered from far and wide to hear wildlife celebrity Jonathan Scott celebrate his life with Big Cats whilst Dr Laurie Marker, founder of CCF, took to the stage to share insights about work on and off the field in Namibia and around to world to help save the cheetah....
The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation’s primary fundraising campaign in 2016 contributed £12500.00 to build lion proof cattle pens in the Masai Mara to mark Born Free’s Year of the Lion.Our other major project for the year was to build a large size exercise and rehabilitation aviary and new hospital units at Raptor Trust UK in Norfolk. Because the trust were able to secure volunteer labour to construct the aviary and units, the Foundation was able to maximise the value of the £3000.00 needed to purchase materials.The Aviary is already in use – the first...
Pollyanna filmed another 27 live shows for Create and Craft TV during 2016 – and in August celebrated her third anniversary of filming on the channel! Crafter Louise Mayo made an amazing celebration chocolate cake to mark the occasion – and Pollyanna was joined by demonstrator Lynda Chapman and presenter Dean Wilson to cut the cake live on air! Dean hosted Pollyanna’s first ever show on the channel – and also stars with Pollyanna in their infamous ‘Strictly come Dancing’ clip which has featured twice on ‘It’ll be Alright on the...
Pollyanna is delighted to have accepted the role of Patron to National Charity WildAid.WildAid’s mission is to raise awareness of the issues faced by British wildlife by promoting understanding and respect for our natural environment through education. The charity believes that British wildlife is vital for our society, culture and economy, enriching all our lives and enhancing our health and well-being. They are concerned that now more than ever we are taking from nature more than we are putting back, leaving less for ourselves and for future generations. Natural resources are...
Pollyanna could be seen bidding during an episode of BBC1’s popular show Bargain Hunt in June! The programme features teams of amateur collectors who have an hour at an antiques fair in which to acquire the best bargains possible with £300. Their purchases are then sent to auction, and the team who makes the biggest profit (or more frequently the least loss!) wins.Antiques expert and auctioneer Charles Hanson is a regular on the programme. In March he contacted Pollyanna to let her know that one of the Bargain Hunt teams was bringing a very special item to one of his...
Peak FM’s annual awards celebrate and recognise the amazing achievements of people across Derbyshire who in some way have made a difference to their local community, shown courage, bravery and helped make the lives of others that little bit better.Pollyanna was honoured to be presented with their Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of her work in both Art and Conservation. She is shown here with her award, and event hosts Stu & Cat from the Peak FM breakfast show.“I was amazed to be invited on to the stage to collect this award at the end of the evening”...